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Founded in 1938 as a daily newspaper, the National Herald was a key player in the Indian Freedom Movement, initiated by Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru. Its masthead featured a powerful message penned by Nehru himself: "Freedom is in peril, Defend it with All Your Might." The publication reflected Nehru's vision and the core values of the Freedom Movement, aiming to create a modern, democratic, fair, and socially cohesive nation free from communal conflict. Even in the years following independence, the National Herald and its sister publications, including Navjivan in Hindi and QAUMI AWAZ in Urdu, voiced strong support for building a peaceful society rooted in rational thinking and scientific understanding, principles championed by its founder.

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The limits of ‘peace through strength’

1 week ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Ashok Swain

Can Trump’s ‘peacemaker’ pledge survive the complexities of global conflict? By any measure, Donald Trump’s return to the White House has been dramatic.
India, Gaza and the Genocide Convention

1 week ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Aakar Patel

What is our national position and moral perspective on, say, Israel’s actions in Palestine? And how do these square with our obligations in international law?
US admin backs fair trade, stronger ties with India in high-level talks

1 week ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Lalit Jha

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri meets US secretary of state, discusses bilateral agenda and shared prioritiesThe US administration has underscored the importance of fair and reciprocal market access for fostering economic growth and prosperity in both India and the United States, according to the state department.
US will begin revoking visas of Chinese students: Marco Rubio

1 week ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Lalit Jha

State department will start enhanced scrutiny of Chinese students, including those with connections to Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fieldsThe United States will begin revoking visas of international students from China, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on 28 May. “The US will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” Rubio said in a social media post.
Shaking things up in the Middle East

2 weeks ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Ashok Swain

Donald Trump’s moves seem to be reordering the diplomatic map of the Middle East, but there’s still many a slip…, writes Ashok SwainCan Donald Trump, a man who fancies himself in his deal-making suit, actually bring peace to the Middle East? This question now hangs over the region in the wake of his whirlwind four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
India’s trajectory as a ‘democracy’

2 weeks ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Aakar Patel

The dissent of a judge ruling against the State is important because, in a democracy, the judge is authorised to stand up to the State and protect the individualThe project of democracy is essentially about the liberty of the individual. After all, adherence to social mores and cultural values can be upheld under any form of government. Democracy, the culture of it, the practice of it, the spirit of it is to lift a nation by empowering its individuals, enabling each one to be thus lifted.
When is a good time to ask questions?

2 weeks ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Prem Panicker

How many days, weeks or months have to elapse before we can question authority on their sins of omission and commission? A friend — okay, a close acquaintance — came home earlier this week, and conversation turned at one point to Pahalgam, Operation Sindoor, and the aftermath. “You’ve been writing a lot,” he told me. “Has it occurred to you that this may not be the right time to raise questions?”So when is the right time?, I asked.
US state secretary vows to tackle visa backlog before 2026 FIFA World Cup

2 weeks ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Lalit Jha

Currently, six countries have at least one US diplomatic post with visa appointment wait times that extend beyond the start of the gameAs US gets ready to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has told lawmakers that the Trump administration is considering introducing double shifts in some of its diplomatic missions worldwide to clear visa backlogs.
US imposes visa curbs on Indian travel agencies facilitating illegal immigration

2 weeks ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Lalit Jha

Names of travel agencies which face visa restrictions have not been sharedThe United States announced visa restrictions on Monday, 19 May 2025, against owners and senior officials of travel agencies in India for “knowingly facilitating” illegal immigration to the US. The US State Department, however, did not provide the names of the Indian travel agencies on whom visa restrictions have been imposed.
A war in all but name

3 weeks ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Aakar Patel

The great contest of our time is between Trump’s USA and Jinping’s China. The rest of the world is a noisy sideshow, writes Aakar PatelThe historian Max Hastings described World War II as primarily the death grapple between two gargantuan monsters — Adolf Hitler’s Nazi armies against Joseph Stalin’s Soviet forces. The rest, Winston Churchill’s speeches and the American struggle against Japan in the Pacific, was at most a sideshow, which is true as the nationality of those killed reveals.