The IndusInd Bank fraud saga, erupting in early 2025, has torn through the fragile facade of corporate governance in India’s banking sector, exposing systemic flaws that demand urgent reckoning. A staggering Rs…
Author: Pradeep Jayan
Pradeep Jayan is a keen oberver of national and international affairs. He writes regulalry on pressing issues that concerns Indians from a global perspective.
ANI vs. YouTubers: Copyright Clash or Digital Extortion?
The ongoing conflict between Asian News International (ANI) and Indian YouTubers has sparked a heated debate about copyright law, fair use, and the dynamics of power in India’s digital media landscape. At…
Kerala’s Debt Crisis: Where does it end?
Kerala, long hailed as India’s beacon of human development, is grappling with a severe debt crisis that threatens its fiscal stability and the sustainability of its celebrated “Kerala Model” of welfare-driven governance….
Why are bank employees harassed for not speaking local languages?
In the bustling branches of India’s banks, a new kind of intimidation is rearing its ugly head: harassment of employees over their inability to fluently speak the local language. In states like…
Turkey is paying the price for a bad company
Turkey’s choice to back Pakistan, a notorious sponsor of terrorism, after the April 2025 Pahalgam attack and India’s Operation Sindoor has unleashed a fierce backlash in India. From Udaipur’s marble yards to…
Media’s war-mongering risks catastrophe in India-Pakistan tensions
In the fraught arena of India-Pakistan relations, where historical grievances and geopolitical rivalries perpetually simmer, the media’s role as a purveyor of public sentiment carries outsized weight. As tensions flare—whether over cross-border…
Operation Sindoor: Is Another India-Pakistan War on the Horizon?
On May 7, 2025, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, a series of precision missile strikes targeting nine terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). This military…
What would escalations of tensions mean for India and Pak?
The idyllic Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, became a scene of carnage on April 22, 2025, when gunmen, including three Pakistani nationals, killed 26 tourists in an attack linked to…
Pahalgam’s Bloodbath: Where does the buck stop?
The serene Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, known as “Mini Switzerland” for its breathtaking vistas, became a killing field on April 22, 2025. In a meticulously planned assault, 3–6 terrorists,…
Pahalgam Attack: Dear Al Jazeera, call terrorists as terrorists, not gunmen
Global media’s double standards are visible in Pahalgam reporting The terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, which claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists, was a brutal assault on…