It is important to note that the journey of change began long before 2015. Same-sex sexual relations between consenting males were decriminalised in 1993 — a turning point that helped pave the way for progress
At a time when the narratives around minorities in India, and the world, are often shaped by fear, suspicion and prejudice, Mushtaq’s win is a luminous affirmation of literature’s power to heal
In its bid to ensure competence, the Supreme Court’s three-year practice mandate inadvertently reinforces structural inequities while doing little to address the deeper crisis within the judiciary
Almost vanquished due to the relentless and determined efforts of the security forces, the Maoists have of late been sending feelers to the Centre and the Chhattisgarh government for peace talks
In an effort to contain the fallout, the BJP has announced training camps for MLAs in June. These will focus on legal awareness, communication guidelines, and constituency-focused messaging
It is difficult to figure out exactly why Ashoka University acts in the way that it does. Can it be that when it speaks of an education in the liberal arts, it has in mind
The lasting strategic advantage will belong to those who control not just chip fabrication but also the energy-intensive infrastructure that powers AI training and inference at scale. The Gulf states are not waiting for Washington
India would not want to be perceived as a profit-seeking power whose rhetoric around the well-being of the Afghan people is at odds with their peripheral position in its larger geopolitical calculus
A modal shift from road to rail is crucial for India, which is one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters, with 14 per cent coming from the transport sector alone