By Sigma Politics For years, a politically convenient claim has circulated in Indian discourse: Jawaharlal Nehru “gave away” India’s permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to China. It’s repeated often, shared widely, and believed by many. There’s just one problem — it’s not true. Not historically, not procedurally, not factually. Let’s break…
By Sigma Politics India witnessed a striking contrast this week. On one side, Samay Raina—fresh from the controversy around his show India’s Got Latent—has spoken about the importance of apologising in situations of power imbalance, especially when content may harm or offend. His own show was taken down in 2025 after backlash and legal scrutiny,…
By Sigma Politics Desk India is approaching a political turning point that could redefine its democracy for decades—delimitation after 2026. Presented as a constitutional necessity, it is being pushed as a technical correction. But beneath the surface, it is a fundamental redistribution of political power. The debate is not really about procedure. It is about…
By Sigma Politics Silencing Protest, Not Solving Problems: The Noida Policy Dilemma The recent stance that if workers employed through outsourcing companies protest, the licences of those companies may be suspended raises a fundamental question: who exactly is being protected, and at whose cost? At first glance, such a move may appear as an attempt…
