Category: Editorials

The sleeping elephant has woken up, won’t stop now

   By Vijay Darda | 11-08-2025 India’s history has been very rich and our firm resolve will make our future strong The festival of our country’s independence begins from August 9 and all of you are free-thinking people of independent India. Under the tricolour, all of you are celebrating independence in your respective areas and I am celebrating the freedom

Why is Trump so upset with India?

   By Vijay Darda | 04-08-2025 While Pakistan is sitting in his lap, problems for India are steadily increasing The biggest question at this moment is why has Donald Trump, who used to be a staunch friend of India and who still calls India a friend, become so upset with India that he imposed heavy tariffs and embraced Pakistan as

After ‘cloud bomb’, ‘water bomb’ now?

   By Vijay Darda | 28-07-2025 From cloudburst in Leh to coronavirus, China is under cloud; is the dam on Brahmaputra its new weapon now? The general global consensus about China has always been that it can go to any extent to destroy others. That’s why China is always viewed with suspicion. Just last week, Chinese Premier Li Qiang laid

Are they workers or a gang of goons?

   By Vijay Darda | 21-07-2025 The incident of physical assault and use of expletives on Vidhan Bhavan premises has shamed entire Maharashtra Last week, a violent clash broke out between supporters of two MLAs on the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan premises. Abuses were hurled, including disgraceful references to each other’s mothers and sisters, and clothes were torn, creating a shameful

Age is just a number!

   By Vijay Darda | 14-07-2025 Even though Mohan Bhagwat and Narendra Modi are turning 75, their energy surpasses that of the youths What an amazing coincidence that in the first and second week of this month, two statements on biological age emerged and both ignited significant public discourse! One statement was made by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and

Vicious plot to drown nation in drugs

   By Vijay Darda | 07-07-2025 Cracking down on drug mafias based in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Canada and Myanmar is a major challenge While travelling through various parts of Canada, I was astonished to see how deeply this country is in the grip of drug mafias! From marijuana, opium and cocaine to heroin, everything is easily available in the market. Just

Being sold repeatedly is Pak’s destiny!

   By Vijay Darda | 30-06-2025 It is loyal to no one… it goes with whoever offers the highest price! When US President Donald Trump invited Pakistan’s army chief General Asim Munir to lunch instead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, it sparked discussion. People said that if Trump had wanted to engage with India, he would have invited Prime Minister

Uncle Sam’s order is supreme..!

   By Vijay Darda | 23-06-2025 Will Trump, together with Israel, truly overthrow Khamenei’s regime? Currently, I’m travelling through several countries and wherever I go, people ask one common question: “Why did US President Donald Trump invite Pakistan army chief General Munir for lunch? And what impact will this have on India?” I respond by saying that only Trump and

Why is India laggard in air safety?

   By Vijay Darda | 16-06-2025 It still ranks 48th in safety despite being 3rd in the world in terms of number of passengers! Soon after the plane crash in Ahmedabad, many well-wishers and friends pointed out to me, “You travel by air far too often!” They didn’t say it outright but their concern was over aviation safety. I explained

Who’s feeding lame horses chickpeas?

   By Vijay Darda | 09-06-2025 Who’s reined in racehorses and at whose command are wedding horses dancing..? There’s an old saying: ‘Donkeys are feasting on gulab jamun..!’ Who came up with this gem of a saying? Why, when, and most importantly, why only gulab jamun for donkeys? How many gulab jamuns can a donkey eat at a time? Why