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Articles by K Raveendran
Modi Govt's Undeclared Emergency Will Have Its Inevitable Outcome
The government may have succeeded in shrinking the space for organised resistance, intimidating critics and making dissent increasingly costly. But political resentment does not disappear simply because it is denied public expression. It accumulates beneath the surface, often unnoticed by those who wield power, until an election gives it an opportunity to speak. Indira Gandhi discovered this truth in 1977. Narendra Modi could discover it in 2029.
India Gains Crucial Oil Lifeline Amid Iran Tensions And Crude Oil Spikes
The policy reversal, driven partly by Washington's own need for Russian diesel, has given New Delhi valuable breathing space at a time when another oil price shock could seriously undermine its economic prospects. The significance of the American decision extends well beyond the immediate relief it offers Indian refiners. It exposes the contradictions underlying Washington's energy diplomacy, where geopolitical objectives are increasingly being subordinated to domestic economic pressures.
Cockroaches Survive BJP Extermination Strategies, Overwhelm Exorcist
By K Raveendran The humble cockroach has entered Indian politics, and the establishment seems uncertain whether to arrest it, ridicule it or burn it. After years of projecting muscular leadership, electoral invincibility and civilisational confidence, the BJP now finds itself confronting an adversary that survives without television studios, corporate donations, elaborate manifestos or permission from the police.
Cockroaches Survive BJP Extermination Strategies, Overwhelm Exorcist
The latest contribution to this extraordinary political theatre comes from a Delhi Ramlila committee that decided a giant cockroach deserved a place alongside Ravan, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran. The organisers presented their insect effigy as a symbol of filth and fear. But the symbolism is irresistible. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke thanked them for the free publicity, demonstrating a political instinct that some considerably larger parties might envy.
Kerala Cancels Chalakudy Bakery’s Fruit Wine Licence, Removes Excise Official Amid Review Of Horti Wine Sales Rules
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s Chalakudy residents woke up on Sunday with the promise of fruit wine alongside cakes and pastries, but the government soon pulled the cork and the wine disappeared. Also Watch: The experiment with selling fruit wine through bakeries ended almost as soon as it began, with the government cancelling a licence issued to a Chalakudy outlet and removing the excise official responsible for the approval.
CEC Gyanesh Kumar Faces Fresh Kerala Vigilance Probe Over 2006 PWD Corruption Allegations Linked To State Transport Project
Thiruvananthapuram: CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces a separate legal challenge in Kerala alongside the nationwide political campaign seeking his resignation: the state government has ordered a new Vigilance inquiry into corruption allegations dating from his tenure as the state’s Public Works Department secretary in 2006.
AI rivalry eclipses safeguards and regulation at Trump- XI Summit
Super-intelligence becomes a contest between two super powers By K Raveendran The meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping carried all the ceremony expected when the leaders of the world’s two most powerful countries sit across the table. On artificial intelligence, however, the encounter produced little that matched either the scale of the technology’s advance or the urgency surrounding its risks.
UPI fee tests Modi Govt’s digital payments success narrative
Indians may already be paying the price of taking UPI global By K Raveendran India’s decision to end the zero-charge regime for a significant segment of merchant payments over the Unified Payments Interface has introduced an awkward contradiction into one of the Narendra Modi government’s most frequently advertised technology achievements.
BRICS Chips at Dollar without fully dislodging its foundations
Local Currencies gain even as USD keeps structural advantage By K Raveendran The most important shift in the debate over the dollar is that BRICS is no longer concentrating on the politically spectacular but economically improbable idea of creating a common currency.
When Judges err, someone else may be paying a heavy price
Institutional mechanism for review must for every judgement By K Raveendran Justice Sanjay Karol’s observation on leaving the Supreme Court that judges are not gods and cannot get every judgment right deserves to be read as something larger than the customary humility of a retiring judge. It touches an uncomfortable truth at the heart of the justice system: judicial authority is enormous, judicial error is inevitable, but the consequences of that error are distributed profoundly unequally.
Death penalty survives, but door to abolition opens wider
Science may force reconsideration of right of state to kill By K Raveendran The Supreme Court’s refusal to refer the challenge to execution by hanging to a larger constitutional bench may appear, at first sight, to strengthen the legal foundations of capital punishment in India. A closer reading points in a more complicated direction. The Court has preserved the existing law but deliberately declined to treat it as scientifically or constitutionally immutable.
Parliament is losing the argument to the Smartphone
When Democracy shifts focus outside Parliament By K Raveendran Another session of Parliament has closed with an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu. Repeated adjournments, slogan-shouting, demonstrations inside and outside the chambers and legislation moving through amid uproar have again raised the question of whether Parliament is performing the function for which representative democracy created it. The problem is no longer simply that precious parliamentary time is being wasted.
When Demographic Dividend Turns Into Powerful Political Dissent Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By K Raveendran Mohan Bhagwat's attempt to open a conversation with India's younger generation carries significance precisely because such an intervention would hardly have been necessary if the political establishment were confident that the youth remained comfortably within its fold. The RSS chief's argument that young people are neither misguided nor directionless, and that they require discussion rather than dictation, may sound conciliatory.
Bankipur Reveals The Politics Of Refusal And Rejection Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Bankipur may eventually be remembered not as the constituency that discovered Prashant Kishor, but as the first place where the anger dramatised by the Cockroach Janta Party acquired an electoral address. The distinction is crucial. Kishor's victory does not amount to popular acceptance of a coherent alternative to Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party or the political order built around them.
When Parliament goes silent, Politics switches on the Camera
New Digital Chamber has no chair and very few rules By K Raveendran India’s political conversation appears to be acquiring a new address. It is no longer confined to Parliament House, party headquarters, election rallies or television studios. Increasingly, it begins with a mobile phone placed at a flattering angle, a carefully chosen background and the familiar instruction to look into the camera and speak directly to the people.
Gadkari's Ethanol Defence Is Losing The Public Argument Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> Nitin Gadkari has invested considerable political capital in presenting ethanol-blended petrol as a national solution to several problems at once. It is meant to cut India's crude oil import bill, reduce emissions, support farmers, create a market for agricultural produce and strengthen energy security. Each of these objectives has merit.
When Faith Is Betrayed, The Heavens Have Already Fallen Arabian Post
When Faith Is Betrayed, The Heavens Have Already Fallen Arabian Post 2026-07-12 11:07:03 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> The Supreme Court vacation bench's observation that the“heavens are not going to fall” if petitions seeking an independent investigation into the alleged misappropriation of donations to the Ayodhya Ram Temple waited for the regular judicial process was an unfortunate choice of words.
Steel exposes hard limits of much-vaunted free trade piety
Chinese finished steel imports prompt anti-dumping probe by New Delhi By K Raveendran India’s decision to initiate an anti-dumping investigation into cheap steel imports marks more than another defensive trade action. It is a reminder that globalisation, which New Delhi has often invoked when Indian exports face barriers abroad, becomes far more complicated when the pressure arrives at home.
Oil’s peace dividend is real but no return to pre-war situation 6-12 Months required for Hormuz flows to be fully restored
By K Raveendran The US-Iran deal marks a genuine easing of one of the most dangerous geopolitical shocks to hit the energy market, but it should not be mistaken for a reset button. The immediate risk of a military breakdown has declined, and that matters for every stakeholder: Washington, Tehran, Gulf producers, Asian importers, shipping insurers and consuming economies already battling inflation. Yet the oil market that existed before the war cannot simply be restored by diplomatic signature.
The 'Great Settlement' That Could Decide Price Of Iran War World Will Pay Arabian Post
The 'Great Settlement' That Could Decide Price Of Iran War World Will Pay Arabian Post 2026-06-13 02:10:41 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> The promise of a 'great settlement' from President Trump has been enough to pull oil prices lower, calm equity markets and revive hopes that the Strait of Hormuz may return to normal traffic. Yet it shows how fragile the relief remains.
India's Fiscal Shield Comes Into Focus As Hormuz Crisis Darkens Outlook Arabian Post
India's Fiscal Shield Comes Into Focus As Hormuz Crisis Darkens Outlook Arabian Post 2026-06-10 02:17:28 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> Resolution of the US-Israel war with Iran now appears further away than at any point in the conflict, with the latest American strikes pushing global markets into a more unsettled phase.
Cockroach Protest Exposes A Youth Challenge Modi Cannot Brush Away Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government may have done itself a favour by allowing the Cockroach Janta Party protest led by Abhijit Dipke to proceed without turning it into another confrontation between the state and restless young citizens. For a government that has often preferred firmness over accommodation, the decision to let anger over examination irregularities spill from social media timelines into a public square was politically sensible.
Cockroach Politics and the limits of public anger Anna Hazare stir’s endgame not at all reassuring
By K Raveendran Public anger has a strange way of finding symbols. Sometimes it gathers around a saintly figure in a white cap, sometimes around an unlikely political label that sounds almost like a joke until it begins to speak for a generation. The overwhelming response from Gen Z to the Cockroach party carries unmistakable echoes of Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption agitation. Both emerged as vehicles for resentment against a system seen as remote, arrogant and morally exhausted.
Cockroach Politics and the limits of public anger
Anna Hazare stir’s endgame not at all reassuring By K Raveendran Public anger has a strange way of finding symbols. Sometimes it gathers around a saintly figure in a white cap, sometimes around an unlikely political label that sounds almost like a joke until it begins to speak for a generation. The overwhelming response from Gen Z to the Cockroach party carries unmistakable echoes of Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption agitation.
Cockroach Politics And The Limits Of Public Anger Arabian Post
Cockroach Politics And The Limits Of Public Anger Arabian Post 2026-06-03 11:07:59 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> Public anger has a strange way of finding symbols. Sometimes it gathers around a saintly figure in a white cap, sometimes around an unlikely political label that sounds almost like a joke until it begins to speak for a generation. The overwhelming response from Gen Z to the Cockroach party carries unmistakable echoes of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption agitation.
Cockroach Party Exposes A Deeper Political Unease Among New Generation Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> Cockroach Janta Party may have begun as satire, but its popularity has exposed something far more serious than a passing joke on the internet. The response it has drawn from government functionaries suggests that the ruling establishment is less disturbed by the humour itself than by the possibility that the satire has found a willing audience. That audience is not laughing merely because the idea is absurd. It is laughing because the absurdity feels familiar.
Supreme Court ruling forces hard reset on stray dog policy
Emotional public discourse cannot justify policy paralysis By K Raveendran Supreme Court’s endorsement of lawful euthanasia for rabid, incurably ill and demonstrably dangerous stray dogs marks a decisive shift in India’s long-running debate over public safety, animal welfare and the limits of sentiment in civic governance. The ruling does not license indiscriminate killing, nor does it erase the place of compassion in animal policy.
Kerala UDF Govt Faces First Political Crisis As Church Opposes Key Portfolios For Muslim League
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s new United Democratic Front government has run into its first major test, with portfolio allocation held back after an influential section of the Latin Catholic Church objected to the possible transfer of the education and fisheries departments to the Muslim League.
Indian Democracy's Black Friday: Popular Will Held Hostage By Power And Prejudice Arabian Post
Indian Democracy's Black Friday: Popular Will Held Hostage By Power And Prejudice Arabian Post 2026-05-10 02:09:37 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> Friday's twin constitutional dramas exposed two serious threats to Indian democracy: the refusal of a defeated ruler to leave office, and the reluctance of a constitutional referee to invite a claimant who appeared to be assembling the numbers to form a government.
Mamta’s defiance makes a mockery of constitutional propriety
An unceremonious exit would damage her credibility and darken her past By K Raveendran Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to resign after a decisive electoral defeat is a political act dressed up as constitutional ambiguity. It may create noise, spectacle and temporary uncertainty, but it does not create a sustainable claim to office. A chief minister holds power only so long as she commands the confidence of the elected Assembly.
Analysts See Prolonged War Cutting Up To 70% Of Crude Output Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By K Raveendran #Oil markets have entered a phase of acute uncertainty as military escalation involving strikes on Iran and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz begin to reverberate through global energy supply chains. Within just over a week of the disruption, more than 12 million barrels of oil equivalent per day of Middle Eastern oil and gas production has been taken offline, including about 7 million barrels per day of crude supply.
Wild Swings In Petroleum Prices May Be An Exaggerated Response Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By K Raveendran Uncertainty surrounding the trajectory of the Iran war has unsettled global oil markets, producing dramatic price swings that underline the fragility of energy supply expectations in a period of geopolitical stress. Within a matter of days, benchmark crude prices have oscillated sharply between levels approaching $120 per barrel and dips into the mid-$70 range, reflecting a market struggling to interpret contradictory signals from Washington.
Oil Shock Fears Mount As Gulf Conflict Impact Spreads Far And Wide Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Escalating hostilities between the United States, Israel and Iran are rapidly transforming a regional confrontation into a global economic and geopolitical crisis, raising the spectre of what many analysts are beginning to describe as a Third Gulf War.
A New Oil Shock For India: Crude At $80 Means Serious Trouble Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Brent crude ended the week near seven-month highs at roughly $73 a barrel, extending gains of about 16 per cent since the start of the year and injecting a fresh layer of uncertainty into the global macro outlook. Traders are now modelling far wider trading bands for the coming sessions, with several scenarios pointing to $80 oil in the event of continued disruption of flow through Strait of Hormuz.
Credibility Of CBI, And By Implication Modi Govt, Destroyed Beyond Redemption Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) A trial court's decision to throw out the Delhi excise policy case against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and 21 others triggers a political and institutional reckoning that goes far beyond the fate of one prosecution.
Rahul Gandhi Making The Most Of Modi's Tariff Blushes
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) The political sparring between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi has entered a sharper and more consequential phase, with the balance of advantage appearing to tilt towards the Leader of the Opposition after an unexpected judicial intervention in the United States cast doubt on the durability of Donald Trump's tariff regime.
Indo-US Trade Deal Has A Most Unlikely Winner: Rahul Gandhi
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) The unfolding political narrative around the Indo-US trade treaty has done more than spark debate on tariffs, market access and diplomatic alignment: it has reshaped the contours of India's domestic political landscape, particularly by elevating Rahul Gandhi's stature as the principal opposition leader.
India-EU Free Trade Deal Redraws Balance Of Economic Power
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By K Raveendran The sharp note of disappointment sounded by Scott Bessent over the India–European Union free trade agreement says less about a single deal and more about a changing geometry of power in the global economy. At one level, Washington's frustration reflects a familiar concern that sanctions and trade penalties are losing their bite in a world where alternatives are multiplying.
When Gold Breaks Five Thousand And Dollar Blinks
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By K Raveendran Gold pushing decisively past the $5,000-a-troy-ounce threshold at the same moment the US dollar slides to a four-month low is not just a dramatic coincidence of charts. It marks a psychological rupture in global markets, challenging assumptions that have underpinned portfolio construction and macroeconomic thinking for decades.
Supreme Court Alternative To Electoral Bonds Turns Out To Be More Vicious
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) When the Supreme Court of India struck down the electoral bond scheme introduced under the government led by Narendra Modi, it did so on the realisation that the anonymity offered by the bonds, far from curing the malaise of black money, had institutionalised it. But the alternative of electoral trusts that the court suggested has provided a bigger camouflage for black money and illegal gratification.
Oil Displays An Uneasy Calm Amid Trump's Brinkmanship On Iran
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Oil prices have jumped roughly six percent in the span of a week, pushing benchmarks to around $63 a barrel and jolting a market that had grown accustomed to softer expectations closer to $50. The move has been swift enough to prompt talk of an over-reaction, not least because traders have already absorbed a series of destabilising signals without a comparable repricing.
Judicial Discretion, Political Optics And The Limits Of Comparison
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) The sharp criticism mounted by Opposition leaders against the Supreme Court's refusal to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case has been foregrounded as a defence of constitutional liberty. Yet, when examined closely, the argument appears driven more by political optics than by a sound understanding of judicial process and constitutional law.
Sensation Building Up Around Country's Biggest Ever Arbitration Award
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) As Indian corporates step into the new year buoyed by stronger growth momentum and easing inflationary pressures, a sense of anticipation is spreading across boardrooms and policy circles alike over a dispute that dwarfs most corporate battles seen in the country's history.
Gold's Race To Magic $5000 Most Keenly Watched Milestone For 2026
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By K Raveendran Gold's surge has turned a long-running Indian household instinct into a global macro trade. With spot prices pressing above the $4,500 an ounce mark late in 2025 and year-to-date gains running above 70 percent, the metal is headed for its strongest annual performance since 1979.
2026 Would Be A Year Of Lower Oil Prices And Crude Oversupply
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) As 2026 approaches, the global oil market is heading into a year that could decisively reshape price dynamics, fiscal planning in producing states, and energy security calculations for importing economies. The defining feature of the coming year is not demand destruction or geopolitical shock, but the growing weight of surplus supply.
US Officials' Delhi Trip Takes Trade Negotiations Into A Decisive Stage
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Trade negotiations between Washington and New Delhi have moved into a critical phase as senior American trade officials arrive in India with the stated intention of clearing the final hurdles to a long-discussed agreement. The presence of Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer and chief India-deal negotiator Brendan Lynch underscores the renewed push by both governments to close a chapter that has stretched far longer than either side had originally anticipated.
An Election Commission That Treats Critics As Enemies Has No Place In Democracy
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) The steady erosion of trust between political parties and the Election Commission has become one of the more troubling developments in India's democratic life, revealing an institutional drift that carries implications well beyond a single electoral cycle. The body entrusted with safeguarding the integrity of elections is expected to serve as an impartial arbiter, a referee who ensures fairness without fear or favour.
Delhi Summit To See A New Strategic Reset In India-Russia Partnership
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) An evolving convergence of political intent and economic pragmatism is giving fresh momentum to the India–Russia relationship, placing the forthcoming summit in New Delhi as a significant moment in a partnership that has already weathered decades of geopolitical shifts.
India, US Energy Alignment Shapes A Quieter Trade Push
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By K Raveendran A quieter phase has set in around discussions on a potential trade agreement between India and the United States, yet the subdued optics conceal a period of more intense negotiation. Officials on both sides describe a process that has deliberately stepped away from public signalling, opting instead for steady and less visible exchanges.
Bihar's Unfair Results: Rahul Gandhi Gets It Wrong For One More Time
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Rahul Gandhi's reaction to the Bihar election outcome, framed by surprise and a sense of unfairness, must reopen a debate about the structural imbalances that shape electoral competition in India. His argument, on its surface, reflects the opposition's frustration after a contest that produced a seat tally far more skewed than the vote share might suggest.
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