Dalit communities: The deafening voices of the ‘silenced’ in India
By BADRI NARAYAN It is appalling to know that even in the modern Indian Democracy there are sections of population that are silenced, our leaders and […]
Democracy
A Concert of Indo-Pacific Democracies
By BRAHMA CHELLANEY The deepening relationship between Japan and India serves the goal of forestalling the emergence of a China-centric Asia. If they can leverage their […]
No Good Will Grow Out of the Barrel of a Gun
Democracy needs to be part of any political movement for it to impact the lives of the very people the movement claims to defend and […]
The lack of upward mobility among Muslims is our democracy’s failure
By Shiv Visvanathan The historical and political marginalisation of Muslims is significant. The political mobilisation around communities explicitly work against Muslims Mobility has been a […]
India’s Disabled Millions Finally Get Real Chance to Vote
BY VENUS UPADHAYAYA Sudharani, a 48-year-old visually impaired mother of two, has never voted in secrecy in India. She has always required an escort to help […]
Hashimpura case: 16 PAC men sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of 38 Muslims
The Delhi High Court Wednesday convicted 16 PAC personnel and sentenced them to life imprisonment for the mass murder of Muslims in Hashimpura village in […]
Celebrating 25 Years of the Panchayati Raj in India
By Martand Jha The 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments brought governance to the local level. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the enforcement of the […]
National Unity Day: Celebrating Sardar Patel’s idea of India
Patel viewed rights as a safeguard against oppression and provided the masses the power to question the government; he contributed towards grass-roots democracy By Himanshu […]
The need to revisit election silence rules
By Diksha Bijlani A gag on the media 48 hours before polls would harm democracy rather than serving it Earlier this year, a panel of the […]
Putin’s visit sets to change geopolitical situation in South East Asia!
Putin allays India’s fear over growing Russia-Pakistan ties. The Russian President Vladimir Putin has allayed India’s concern over Russia’s growing ties with Pakistan saying his country’s […]