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Ruchi Gupta
The writer is co-founder and director of the Future of India Foundation, a foundation for big-picture thinking and communication on youth issues. She was formerly national in-charge of the student wing of the Congress.
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For India to be a real player in the AI race, Parliament must step upSubscriber Only
July 12,2025 07:40:00 AM
India’s AI ambitions need bipartisan consensus. Parliament is the forum to lend policy credibility
Sat, Jul 12, 2025
From questions to action: Why Parliament must lead on youth employmentSubscriber Only
May 13,2025 11:56:09 AM
Two-thirds of India is under 35. Parliament must act now to turn demographic potential into economic power
Tue, May 13, 2025
The H-1B paradox: India needs to stop celebrating brain drain as ‘global success’Subscriber Only
February 03,2025 12:01:51 PM
India invests heavily in nurturing talent through publicly-funded institutions like the IITs without its benefits, while the US gets to cherry-pick top Indian talent without bearing the cost of training it
Sat, Feb 08, 2025
Too much or too little — how politics has been hollowed out from governanceSubscriber Only
December 16,2024 20:21:09 PM
Bureaucratisation and technology have further centralised governance, sidelining local political agency.
Thu, Dec 26, 2024
Instagram Teen Accounts: Don’t put the burden on parentsSubscriber Only
September 22,2024 13:05:31 PM
Assumption that parents can effectively manage their children's social media use reflects a developed-world perspective, where digital literacy among older generations is relatively high. In countries like India, such controls may be less effective
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
The Broadcast Bill says much about the BJP’s opaque lawmakingSubscriber Only
August 01,2024 14:21:30 PM
This secretive drafting of a far-reaching media regulation bill is just the latest manifestation of a troubling pattern that has emerged over the past decade and exemplifies a broader, more systemic shift in how the BJP government has approached the legislative process
Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Rahul Gandhi vs Narendra Modi: The return of Parliament as a forum for debateSubscriber Only
July 02,2024 17:58:27 PM
With a strong Opposition in place, we have an opportunity to restore the vitality of our most important democratic institution. To achieve this, both the government and the Opposition must act in good faith
Tue, Jul 02, 2024
The real scam behind NEET we need to talk aboutSubscriber Only
June 22,2024 12:02:13 PM
75 years after Independence, our systems are woefully inadequate to address the aspirations of our youth. Worse, we have foisted our failure onto them by linking this inadequate supply with the dubious categorisation of “merit”.
Mon, Jun 24, 2024
A coalition government has been sworn in. It may not change how PM Modi wields powerSubscriber Only
June 09,2024 20:38:34 PM
The numbers give limited leverage to coalition partners. Their impetus to join NDA was state-level concerns and that’s likely to guide parties such as TDP, JDS and Shinde Shiv Sena
Sun, Jun 09, 2024
Why this is the age of stupidSubscriber Only
May 14,2024 12:16:23 PM
It’s not that we don’t have brilliant people in our midst anymore. But the surfeit of inanity shows that this is a crisis not of the intellect but of values.
Wed, May 22, 2024
What binds Prajwal Revanna, Brij Bhushan Singh, Kuldeep Sengar – a system that treats women as dispensableSubscriber Only
April 30,2024 19:12:18 PM
For all the rhetoric on women’s empowerment, women’s issues have not come together into enforceable standards. Women are mobilised as voters but issues such as respect, equality, agency, and security remain on the periphery.
Thu, May 02, 2024
Why the Indian public does not seem to care about Arvind Kejriwal’s arrestSubscriber Only
March 26,2024 14:45:50 PM
Political parties have evolved into closed clubs where the average person has very little visibility in decision-making, let alone influence. The inevitable result of this is a thinning conception of citizenship and voter apathy.
Thu, Mar 28, 2024
What elite critics of freebies don’t understandSubscriber Only
November 23,2023 07:07:35 AM
Direct benefits are a legitimate aspect of building a political mandate
Thu, Nov 23, 2023
Narayana Murthy and 70-hour work week: A narrow idea of nation-buildingSubscriber Only
November 01,2023 18:02:18 PM
What is required is to foster a sense of national purpose and a visible attempt by our top 10 per cent to give to our country and move everyone forward
Sat, Nov 04, 2023
AI and the future of employment: The possibility of AI leading to large-scale loss of jobs is no longer farawaySubscriber Only
April 08,2023 16:09:43 PM
There is heated debate on the future of artificial intelligence in the developed world. India must make its voice heard
Sat, Apr 08, 2023
Appointments are important — but they can’t protect institutions from political interferenceSubscriber Only
December 05,2022 07:29:50 AM
Ruchi Gupta writes: What we are seeing in India now is a consolidation of political power in one faction, which is also rejecting much of the pre-existing consensus that underpinned governance in our country. Institutions are coming under pressure. Re-establishing consensus — and institutional independence — is a political battle which requires mobilising public opinion and organisation.
Mon, Dec 05, 2022
Who governs online speech?Subscriber Only
October 14,2022 04:00:31 AM
The two recent proposals favour the agenda of state and industry, not the interests of people. The impact of social media platforms on our information ecosystems is fundamental. Our public debate must move forward to review structural issues affecting information ecosystems.
Fri, Oct 14, 2022
Ruchi Gupta writes: The crisis in Maharashtra shows the anti-defection law to be ineffective, even counterproductiveSubscriber Only
June 26,2022 22:28:19 PM
Ruchi Gupta writes: Instead of providing stability, the law is undermining our democracy. Scrapping it would provide institutional leverage to express intra-party dissidence
Mon, Jun 27, 2022
Social media has a serious disinformation problem. But it can be fixedSubscriber Only
April 11,2022 04:02:22 AM
Ruchi Gupta writes: There are more thoughtful ways to structure social media platforms, which would help connect and root people in their own communities instead of isolating them locally while ‘connecting’ them virtually
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
The politics-policy disconnect in IndiaSubscriber Only
December 03,2021 03:30:58 AM
🔴 Ruchi Gupta writes: This disconnet has grave implications for governance
Sat, Dec 04, 2021
Is there a good way for a political party to achieve internal democracy?Subscriber Only
October 23,2021 03:27:57 AM
Democratic functioning may be an ideological imperative, operational choice, or legitimising tactic but it is not an end in itself for a political party.
Sun, Oct 24, 2021
Why the Prashant Kishor model undermines India’s party systemSubscriber Only
May 20,2021 03:44:08 AM
The party organisation, including its contradictory pulls and pressures, are essential elements of this negotiation and not an inconvenience to be bypassed. However, the IPAC style of politics is predicated on undermining the party system.
Thu, May 20, 2021
Why Opposition must not only opposeSubscriber Only
March 22,2021 03:02:08 AM
If the Opposition builds organisation around its own agenda, it will be on stronger ground irrespective of electoral outcomes unlike now, when electoral losses are corrosive to the issues themselves.
Mon, Mar 22, 2021
Instead of waiting for revolution, Opposition must do hard work of mobilisationSubscriber Only
February 12,2021 03:05:18 AM
In a democracy, political power comes not from sporadic protests but from the ability to act in concert at important junctures. There are many instinctively liberal people who need a platform but may not be comfortable with protests.
Fri, Feb 12, 2021
Time to look at lockdown from a new perspectiveSubscriber Only
May 15,2020 07:00:05 AM
The climate of fear and the restrictions are in a self-perpetuating cycle. Both need to end now.
Thu, May 14, 2020Journalism of Courage
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