Monthly Archives: July 2026

At the heart of the ‘cockroach’ protest

Posted on July 26, 2026 by Bharat Karnad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally felt the political earth move underneath his feet. He discarded his cloak of hubris, ate a plateful of crow and, as demanded by the protesters at Jantar Mantar, booted out the education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. … Continue reading →

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Now, use the privatised model of Space wholesale in the defence industrial sector

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Bharat Karnad

[Vikram-1, ignition!] “This is a 100 percent designed in India rocket, a 100 percent made in India rocket, built by 100 percent Indian people, for India and for the world,” the 35-year old Pawan Kumar Chandana, founder CEO of Skyroot … Continue reading →

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Don’t choke, Modiji!

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Bharat Karnad

[Trump and the late Senator Lindsey Graham] Two good things happened in the last few days. Trump re-started the Hormuz war, and handed all countries, lucky enough geographically to have some nearby “straits” to potentially lord over, to chuckle at … Continue reading →

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