SIDDHARTHA DAVE

Policy Rollbacks: Victory for Opposition, Loss for Bharat

August 21, 2024

The NDA government’s recent rollback of a well-conceived scheme to recruit talent laterally into the bureaucracy marks another instance where political expediency has overshadowed national interest. This decision represents the fifth major policy reversal by the current administration, a pattern that is increasingly concerning. While the opposition celebrates these rollbacks...

Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins election in Netherlands

November 25, 2023

Geert Wilders, a politician from the hard-right in the Netherlands, shall become prime minister in the near future. Europe has been shocked by Wilders’ election success because of his anti-Muslim and anti-EU stances. With Wilders leading the polls, the far-right in Europe feels that their opinions are becoming more mainstream....

India’s efforts to assist its former Navy officers will be complicated by a complex geopolitical environment

October 30, 2023

India faces a significant diplomatic issue after a Qatari court sentenced eight former Indian navy officers to death. Especially considering that the ruling following the in-camera trial is rendered during a sensitive geopolitical period in the Middle East. Interestingly, Manish Tewari, INC MP, had raised this issue inside Parliament, last...

DRDO overhaul set to boost India’s big defence, space plans

August 31, 2023

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India’s premier R&D organization working on various areas of military technology to qualitatively address the needs of the Indian defense ecosystem, is up for a massive overhaul under the visionary leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. A nine-member committee comprising retired...

ISI-backed pro-Khalistan group spreads fangs in Australia

February 9, 2023

The violence committed by Khalistani terrorists against Indian Hindus and people of Indian descent is spreading to other countries. It has already become a significant issue in the UK and Canada; it has surfaced in the US; and it has recently become violent in Australia. A violent group of extremists...