The quiet sanctity of a family home is a boundary most people assume is impenetrable, protected by the wisdom of authorities and the weight of due process. Yet, for former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, that sense of security was shattered when his household was forcibly breached due to a baseless claim. The incident saw Buttigieg separated from his four-year-old twins for an agonizing 24-hour period while investigators subjected the young children to questioning. What should have been a routine existence of parenting and domestic life instead turned into a harrowing ordeal that highlights a disturbing fragility in how child welfare…

The recent NEET examination controversy was a legitimate crisis that demanded urgent government action and systemic reform. Students across India exercised their fundamental democratic right to protest, seeking accountability for lapses that affected their futures. However, what began as a genuine call for justice has, in certain instances, undergone a troubling transformation. The situation has been exploited by bad actors who use the guise of “student protest” to camouflage a platform for anti-national sentiment. It brings to mind a sobering reflection on the fragility of a nation when its own citizens—consciously or otherwise—become the primary vehicles for narratives that seek…