40 Articles by

Dhruv Mishra

Dhruv Mishra is a researcher and writer specializing in Indian politics and policy analysis. With a background in data-driven storytelling, he explores elections, governance, and India’s role in global affairs.

Indian freedom fighter Veer Savarkar supported Jewish nationhood decades before India recognised Israel: Revisiting history on his death anniversary

In early 1923, Veer Savarkar had publicly supported the Jewish people's right to regain their ancestral country. This was more than two decades before Israel was established in 1948.

Punch and the viral misunderstanding: How monkey social behaviour explains the heartbreaking video

The widely shared footage shows Punch being dragged after approaching another baby monkey. Experts and zoo authorities stress that such corrective behaviour is essential for orphaned macaques to understand boundaries, hierarchy, and communication within their group.

1 year of the BJP govt in Delhi: A governance shift from AAP’s subsidy politics to structural development

Long-term infrastructure modernisation plans worth approximately ₹17,000 crore include underground cable expansion, grid strengthening, and installation of modern monitoring systems. The objective is to improve reliability, safety, and the quality of urban infrastructure by reducing reliance on overhead power distribution. 

India-US trade deal framework: Why the numbers involved tell a different story than the political noise

If the current interim trade framework progresses toward a broader bilateral agreement, it suggests that the surplus could exceed $90 billion annually if export expansion materialises alongside increased imports.

Expansion, temples and jizya: Putting Audrey Truschke’s Aurangzeb argument to a historical stress test

Audrey Truschke’s recent interview has reignited controversy, putting her defence of Aurangzeb and her historical method under renewed scrutiny.

Basant returns to Lahore, but why are Pakistanis reluctant to acknowledge the Hindu cultural roots of the festival?

Pakistan’s relationship with its pre-Islamic past has always been uneasy. Hindu temples are neglected, Indian history is marginalised in textbooks, and ancient cultural continuities are treated as ideological liabilities. Yet Basant poses a problem: it is too deeply embedded in Punjabi social life to be discarded altogether.

Indonesia bets big on Indian manufacturing: Mahindra and Ashok Leyland deals mark a significant leap in Make In India’s success story

Beyond its business value, the transaction has broader strategic implications. It portrays Mahindra as a reliable mobility partner in Indonesia's national development goal while also emphasising India's expanding role as a provider of scalable, made-in-India mobility solutions.

The illusion of 118% rise in caste discrimination complaints: How UGC data is being used to distort the caste discrimination debate

A headline-grabbing 118.4% rise, when stripped of institutional scale and context, turns limited data into a manufactured crisis to justify regulatory overreach.

West Bengal SIR – Why is it necessary: An OpIndia Research Paper

The report examines the electoral rolls crisis unfolding in West Bengal in the backdrop of the Election Commission of India's nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR)

Is Kerala really a Communist state? The myth of the ‘Kerala Model’ and Left govt’s misleading claims of eradicating extreme poverty

Most importantly, Kerala operates within India's capitalist constitutional framework. It depends heavily on central government tax transfers, national financial institutions, private-sector employment, and foreign remittances in capitalist economies. But none of this comes under the actual communist economic system.

Latest News

Recently Popular