Government of India

Guest houses, hotels and private residences became distribution hubs. Families reportedly paid lakhs while candidates memorised solved answers or received handwritten notes before entering examination centres in different cities during the two documented NEET paper leak operations from 2024 and 2026.

The Chandan Gupta murder case from 2018 shows how hostility to patriotic symbols can escalate into organised violence and murder.

Aadhaar, PAN, voter cards and birth certificates establish specific facts but cannot override the Citizenship Act, while Section 14A already provides a framework for registering citizens and issuing national identity cards through a nationwide exercise.

Existing FCRA associations have one year to specify their purposes under the new schedule, while a pending bill proposes government control over assets held by organisations whose registrations are cancelled, surrendered or allowed to lapse.

Over the years, having worked in the Government of India, I have had the privilege of seeing and hearing about numerous meetings chaired by the Prime Minister. One perception that quickly became evident to me is that many people view him as intensely target-driven, a leader singularly focused on numbers, outcomes, milestones, and the relentless pursuit of transformational change. However, the reality is slightly different.