The ideal of a casteless society is noble. But we cannot legislate caste away by merely banning its symbols; we must dismantle the structures of inequity that give it power
The BJP’s rise in Uttar Pradesh owed much to weaving these outfits into its Hindutva coalition, especially among non-Yadav OBCs. The Lok Sabha reversal, however, has exposed fissures in this arrangement
No one can deny Nitish Kumar the credit for weakening the entrenched politician-criminal nexus, which curbed organised crime. Those hard-won gains now appear increasingly fragile
