4th Pillar, No Affiliations
4th Pillar, No Affiliations
When GST was launched in 2017, it was hailed as a pathbreaking reform — a “one tax, one nation” solution meant to replace a patchwork of indirect taxes and reduce opportunities for corruption. But over time, many critics and practitioners have argued that in practice, GST has merely shifted the locus of discretionary control rather […]
Corruption at the Checkpoint: Why Chennai Customs — and Indian Customs Generally — are in the Viral Crosshairs A storm has erupted online and in the press after Chennai-based importer Wintrack Inc. publicly accused Chennai Customs of repeated bribe demands, harassment and retaliatory tactics, prompting the company to suspend operations in India and forcing the […]
Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been replaced by Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (2023) 498A, Divorce, Alimony – The death trap for Indian Men Alimony and protective criminal provisions such as Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code were created to protect vulnerable spouses — mostly wives in traditional socio-economic […]
When Zoho — the Chennai-based SaaS powerhouse founded by Sridhar Vembu — announced its new messaging app Arattai (Tamil for “chat”), excitement rippled across India’s tech circles. At last, here was a homegrown alternative positioned as a potential rival to WhatsApp, a platform used by more than two billion people worldwide. Here are the official […]
Thousands of vulnerable young girls across England were groomed, trafficked, raped, and terrorised by organised gangs of men mostly illegal immigrants coming from Pakistan and Middle East. The scale of abuse is staggering. The common thread? Institutions designed to protect children — police, councils, social services — looked away. Sometimes through fear of being called […]
The cracks in Europe’s immigration and security architecture have become widening chasms. In too many countries, the institutions meant to protect the public—governments, courts, police—appear either unwilling or unable to defend their own citizens from the fallout of unchecked illegal migration. The result is an erosion of culture, trust, and safety. This article catalogues numerous […]
On 27 September 2025, in Veluswamypuram (Karur district), a massive crowd crush at a political rally resulted in 40+ deaths including women and small kids and scores more injured. The rally was organized by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the political party led by actor-politician Vijay(Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar). By official accounts, the organizers had permission for […]
The story of Pakistan since its birth in 1947 remains one of the strangest paradoxes in modern history. Nations that started their journeys around the same time — Japan rising from the ashes of World War II, Singapore transforming from a swamp into a financial powerhouse — are now shining examples of progress, stability, and […]
India’s private healthcare sector grew fast, attracted big corporate money and “star” clinicians, and now operates on perverse financial incentives (fee-for-service, packages, referrals, TPAs) that push up prices, encourage unnecessary procedures, and shift risk and cost onto patients — while public spending remains low and out-of-pocket payments stay very high. The result: huge profits for […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a staggering $100,000 annual fee for each H-1B visa employee has sent shockwaves across the tech industry worldwide. Coupled with his new “Gold Card” visa that allows millionaires and billionaires to buy their way into the United States, the move is as radical as it is controversial. For […]
