From Dev Bhumi, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. Schooled in Chandigarh. Kritika grew up navigating Indian infrastructure, bureaucracy, and institutions firsthand. Founder of Stronger India, she writes about the problems she has seen her entire life and the solutions that other countries have already proven work.
58 articles
The money is flowing. The ambition is real. The planning system is broken.
InfrastructureOne repost. One month of diplomatic fallout. And a lesson India cannot afford to ignore.
Economy1,597 pages. 7 accused. One clear verdict - Pakistan planned, funded, and directed the massacre at Baisaran Valley.
SocietyThe 'coup-proofing' narrative is wrong. The institutional challenge is real. And India cannot afford to get this wrong.
EconomyWhen a blockbuster spy film triggers a court order, the real story is the institutional gap behind it.
SocietyThe Indian Air Force procurement crisis is decades in the making. The inherited mess is deep. The path forward exists - but only if we stop repeating old mistakes.
InfrastructureDark money, no party spending caps, and crorepati candidates - India's elections are becoming a contest of wallets, not ideas. That is a national credibility problem.
GovernanceOne year on, the guns are silent but nothing is settled. India changed the rules. Now it must hold the line.
EconomyIndia ended 25 years of strategic restraint in 88 hours. Here is what the new doctrine says, what it cost, and what must happen next.
EconomyDecades of mismanagement left our rivers dying. The current government has begun the hardest cleanup in Indian history. Here is what the data shows - and what still needs to happen.
InfrastructureA retired army chief just suggested reviving a Chinese proposal India rejected for good reason. That is not diplomacy. That is defeat.
EconomyThe numbers are clear. The solutions exist. What is missing is the will to enforce them.
InfrastructureThe fight has moved from street protests to server rooms. Whether that is progress or surrender is the question every Indian must answer.
GovernanceUPI handles nearly half of all real-time payments on Earth. The next challenge is making sure every Indian can use it.
EconomyDecades of delayed drainage work, destroyed mangroves, and split accountability are drowning India's richest city. The solutions exist. The will must follow.
InfrastructureCalling a Defence Minister 'anti-national' for speaking at an international forum is not opposition. It is noise.
EconomyThe problem is documented. The fixes are proven. What is missing is the will to enforce them.
InfrastructureOne in four samples fails. The fix is not another committee.
SocietyRewarding the Galwan aggressor is not pragmatism. It is a signal that force works.
EconomyThe judge found no terrorist act. He sentenced her to life anyway. That is the problem India needs to solve.
SocietyGood growth numbers are not enough. India needs jobs. Here is the full picture.
EconomyWhen companies building India's drone future pay bribes for approvals, Atmanirbhar Bharat is built on sand.
GovernanceThe damage is not bad luck. It is a policy failure that other countries already solved.
InfrastructureThe problem is real. The solutions exist. What is missing is speed.
InfrastructureFrom gifting maps to Pakistani generals to inviting China into India's northeast corridor - Yunus's government has crossed a line that demands a firm Indian response.
EconomyIndia is not trying to mirror China's military buildup. It is building something more durable - and the numbers show it.
EconomyIndia is spending more on infrastructure than ever before. The results are real. So are the problems that remain.
InfrastructureYunus has signaled where Dhaka is heading. New Delhi needs to stop treating it like a misunderstanding.
EconomyMuhammad Yunus has gifted a map claiming India's northeast to Pakistan's top general, Chinese officials, and Turkey. New Delhi keeps watching. That is the problem.
EconomyOne stretch of beach in suburban Mumbai handles 95% of India's international internet. That is not strategy. That is a liability.
InfrastructureIndia has the talent, the startups, and a combat-proven track record. What it still needs is a unified command, sovereign data infrastructure, and the institutional will to move fast.
EconomyTrump's tariffs are uncomfortable. That is exactly the point.
EconomySection 69A was built to stop real threats. Using it on cartoonists and critics makes India weaker, not stronger.
SocietyConnectivity is security. 47 years of Project Chetak prove it.
InfrastructureHe said he opposed partition. So why do so many Indians hold him responsible for it?
SocietyAmerica proved human lunar flight works. India signed the accords, landed at the south pole, and has the talent. Now the clock is running.
EconomyJobs, justice, and 15 years of damage - Bengal votes in April.
SocietyRemoving 1.4 lakh Hikvision cameras from Delhi's streets is the right move. But it is five years too late - and Delhi is not the only city with this problem.
InfrastructureIndia's payment rails are now world-class. The remaining friction is fixable - and the RBI knows exactly what to do.
EconomyOperation Sindoor proved India can fight. The money still has to catch up.
EconomyA unified nation cannot afford to make its own citizens prove they belong.
SocietyPatrolling rights are back. The troops are still there. The villages are still going up. And India is easing investment rules.
EconomyIndia built a $300 billion industry on skilled talent. AI is changing the price of routine work - and India has the foundation to lead the next phase.
EconomyIndia is a Hindu civilisation. It is also a secular republic. These two facts are not in conflict. Keeping the debate clear lets India focus on the growth agenda that is already working.
SocietyTwo major US reports confirm what India has said for decades. India's response has grown stronger with every attack. The next step is building financial and diplomatic pressure that does not depend on American political will.
EconomyIndia's strategic autonomy is a genuine strength. Here is how to convert it into active diplomatic presence in West Asia - and why the economic stakes demand nothing less.
EconomyFrom 'Pappu' to Leader of Opposition: a fact-based look at one of Indian politics' most argued questions
EconomyThe insurgency died inside India. The threat now lives in Islamabad, Ottawa, and social media feeds. India has the tools. The response must match the reality.
SocietyThe World Bank says water scarcity could cut India's GDP by 6%. Israel fixed a worse crisis. India has already started - now it needs to finish the job.
InfrastructureThe program to fix this already exists. The money has been allocated. Now India needs to execute it.
SocietyThe 5% extreme poverty figure shows real progress. The World Bank's 24% figure for India's income level shows how much runway remains. Here is what the data actually shows.
EconomyThe World Bank says road crashes cost India up to 7% of GDP. Sweden cut deaths in half. India has the funding, the pilots, and the blueprint - now it is time to accelerate.
InfrastructurePM-JAY has authorized over 77 million hospital admissions. Now the task is closing the rural specialist gap and cutting out-of-pocket costs that Congress-era neglect left behind.
EconomyIndia gets children into classrooms. It does not get learning into children. Here is the data, the cost, and the fix.
EducationIndia has built the digital infrastructure to crush corruption. Here is how to finish the job.
GovernanceEvery rupee blocked by birth-based discrimination is a rupee India's rising economy cannot afford to leave behind.
EconomyIndia is building the fastest-growing major economy on earth. Dirty air is the brake. The tools to remove it already exist.
EconomyThe Modi government has invested billions in clean air programmes. Now enforcement and regional coordination must catch up - and Beijing already proved the model.
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