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Waqf Board Bill Will Further Push Muslims to the Margins
The Amendment Bill, if passed, could significantly alter the functioning and authority of the Waqf Board, potentially affecting the management and ownership of ...
Road to Kumbh: Paved With Hindu Rashtra Intentions?
The Mahakumbh has provided Hindu Supremacist forces an opportunity to further marginalise and invisibilise Muslims, and further push for a ‘Hindu Constitution’.
Kulastree Kills? Thoughts on A Recent Honour Killing in Kerala
In many honour killings, the young couple choose each other defying caste hierarchies, only to be punished for their choices by their families and caste authori...
India faces dry winter, north India reports 80% deficient rainfall in January; Rabi crops to be adversely affected
February 2025 is also likely to go dry as IMD forecasts highly deficient rainfall across the country. Winter precipitation has been on a decline with serious re...
Ban On Social Media is not a Solution
Stronger social media regulation for Indian children and teenagers would protect them from harm in a largely unchecked medium.
Tapan Bose: A Man and a Life to Remember
He was a true leader with his invincible blend of wisdom, vision, courage, conviction, humility and immense warmth.
Protecting Wetlands For Our Common Future in a Changing Climate
The first of its kind evidence-based guidelines for protection and management of coastal commons — salt marshes and tidal flats — have been launched.
Tapan Bose: His Home Was a Refuge for Kashmiri Students
Tapan Bose's legacy is one of courage, relentless activism, and an unshakable belief in justice and peace. His absence leaves a deep void in the struggle for hu...
Dictatorships come and go but the music continues
Something I wrote after a call with Arshad Mahmud, one of Pakistan’s most versatile composers. "Why should I sell white shirts?" he asked. "I want to sell blue ...
Big corporate miners destroy their lives, litigations silence them
Local communities in Sukhnag & Tosa Maidan wage a persistent battle to wrest control of their rivers and meadows from exploitative ventures of capitalist intere...
Examining Assam government’s response to SC amidst illegal detention of foreigners in ‘transit camps’: Part I
This Republic Day, this article, the first in the series related to the illegal detention of foreigners in Assam, examines domestic and global laws allowing suc...
A Republic Day revisit to the Army’s leadership Credo
The recent changes in the Indian Army's Chief's office, where the Credo for army officers has been replaced by a stanza from a Hindi poem, have sparked concerns...
Elections in Kashmir: Democracy or Delusion?
While elections are an essential component of democracy, they must be contextualized within a broader framework of political autonomy, security, and representat...
Video Conferencing: The fallout for Yasin Malik and the Indian criminal justice system
Trials through video conferences defeat the principles of justice even as they reduce backlog; the remedy lies in investing in the judiciary.
Tridents for Men and Daggers for Women
“Legally permissible weapons” distribution in Delhi on election eve and Republic Day challenge the secular fabric of the policy.
On Saudi Arabia’s Finance Pledges to the US: A shot in the ‘arm’ of deglobalization?
Implications of Saudi Arabia's $6 Billion Pledge: Manufacturing Revival and Political Gains
Time to stop burning the midnight oil
Irrespective of Indian corporate honchos’ take on longer work weeks, employees need the right to disconnect.
Can prebunking outpace fake news?
Prebunking emerges as a key tool in the fight against misinformation, equipping people to resist fake news before it spreads.
Making women’s work count, in real time
Quantitative summaries of how women spend their time are helping make gendered, unpaid labour and care work visible.
Can nuclear replace coal-based electricity in India?
India’s energy strategy should be a judicious mix of coal, nuclear power, and clean energy resources. The share of coal, however, needs to come down.