Racism against people from the Northeast is rooted in ideas of us being different, assessed through how we do not fit the imagination of what an Indian looks like

Democracy needs to be based on legitimacy, patience, and internal political agency if it is to entail more than just overthrowing a ruler

A donkey-drawn cart creaked forward under the weight of a fleeing family: Three children clinging to their parents, bags of belongings teetering at the back, and the donkey pulling on, battered and thin.

India’s story is far from finished, and it will always invite argument. The question is the quality of the argument we choose. When eminent professionals treat insinuation as analysis, they weaken the very institutions that make reform possible

If we decide that Indian public outrage against Bangladesh determines eligibility, what happens to Bangladeshi Hindu cricketers like Litton Das or Soumya Sarkar?

While the language of reservation and victimhood still endures, the dominant narrative hails Dalits, OBCs, and women as aspirational stakeholders in a Bharatiya civilisational project

Not only did the movement disrupt the patronage network that China cultivated over the years, but it has also severely reduced the chances of Oli’s party regaining the same position and power in the immediate political equation of Nepal. This assessment was evident in China’s measured congratulatory message for PM Sushila Karki

The real reason why Maduro was deposed lies in oil and petro-dollars. Venezuela, at 303 billion barrels (BB), has the world’s largest proven oil reserves

If India wants her lasting footprint in global filmmaking, we need institutional assistance without interference that would nurture experimentation, and enable independent cinema to thrive, contributing to the creative economy

The party’s efforts shed its image as a North Indian party by invoking folk deities show that it has not grasped the operational logic of modern Tamil polity

When platforms deploy generative AI systems, they assume a more direct role in content creation, potentially forfeiting protections premised on mere hosting

To think like a mountain is to appreciate the profound interconnectedness of an ecosystem that is a result of evolutionary interdependence. The controversy over the 100-meter height rule is an example of short-termism

The solution to overcrowded shelters is humane euthanasia, or “compassion”, constitutionally speaking — a quick end to unnecessary suffering

The footage inside Mollick’s car also makes us ask something: Why do we always imagine stories involving a vulnerable woman and a man in control to have a horrific end?

The US President isn't just an orange-skinned reality TV star who has created a new right-wing politics in America

If Delhi is serious about addressing air pollution, it must treat public transport not as a supplementary option but as the backbone of urban life.

Free-living dogs that are vaccinated, sterilised, and monitored can be observed, managed, and controlled in the open. Disease trends can be tracked. Interventions can be targeted. Confinement, by contrast, hides risk until it erupts

Venezuelans would hope that Washington’s meddling does not lead to yet more uncertainty and societal chaos

Women have been excluded for being ‘absent/shifted’. An overwhelming proportion are married whose names have been deleted from their maternal home, but not included in their married home.

Low inflation is a cause for concern because when food inflation is negative, farmers could be getting lower income even though production was very good for the kharif crops. This has ripple effects.

Trump 1.0 was an accidental presidency where institutionalists, many with a military background, held sway. Breaking away from Pax Americana was not their way. Trump 2.0 has no such guardrails.