How Does Foreign Policy Fare In The Biggest Election In The World?
With India positioning itself as a global player, the microscope falls on PM Narendra Modi’s foreign policy. A post on X in...
Month: May 2024
People’s Resentment Will Ensure BJP’s Defeat, Says Akhilesh Yadav
On Tuesday, May 21, Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav said that the growing resentment against the BJP's politics...
Iran’s Prez Raisi Reported Dead And What That Means For The World
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who has been reported dead after the helicopter he was in crashed on May 19, 2024,...
Of Museums And Disability Inclusion
When Akhileshwari*, a person with visual impairment, visited a museum in Bangalore with her visually impaired friends, the authorities told...
Six Elements to Make Our Streets Safer
India’s vibrant streets, a reflection of its dynamic culture, are unfortunately also the setting of a grim reality. Every year,...
What Makes Young People So Passionate About The Gaza War?
University campuses around the world have become the site of tiny tent cities in recent weeks, with student activists protesting...
“I Have Not Seen Such A Jumla Government In My Entire Political Life”
On Saturday, 18 May, West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee claimed that the INDIA bloc will...
Red Alert: How Cinema Helps The Modi Myth
"I filmed the truth as it was then. Nothing more." This assertion by 1930s German film director Leni Reifenstahl, best...
Modi’s Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Taps Into Fears Of Hindu ‘Replacement’
The world’s largest election is currently under way in India, with more than 960 million people registered to vote over...
Can India’s Regional Parties Stop The Narendra Modi Juggernaut?
India’s parliamentary election is no longer the one-horse race many had initially imagined. The National Democratic Alliance, led by Prime...
BJP Won’t Cross 200 Seats: Mallikarjun Kharge
On Friday, May 18, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the BJP will not cross the 200-mark in the Lok...
Why Is Ladakh Demanding To Be Brought Under The 6th Schedule?
The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution aims to protect tribal populations and their interests through autonomous governance. It is...
Is BJP Downplaying Climate Change?
India is in the midst of a massive general election lasting over a month and a half and involving nearly...
Van Panchayats: Working For Forest Rights In U’khand’s Hillside Communities
In December, Uttarakhand’s High Court criticised the state government over dereliction of duty, including for being “in a deep slumber”...
Wars Cause Major Pollution And Environmental Damage
As wars grind on in Ukraine and Gaza, another location ravaged by conflict is taking steps to implement a historic...
Asia’s Extreme April Heat Worsened By Climate Change, Says Study
According to rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists from the World Weather Attribution group, extreme...
How Big Money Finances Indian Politics
The business elite funds political parties and elections in return for economic favours or for securing favourable policies for their...
“Don’t Play With Self-Respect & Dignity Of The Women Of Bengal”
On Monday, May 13, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to play with the...
Gaza’s Invisible Massacre: Aid Workers Killed In Record Numbers
The vast majority of humanitarians killed are national staff, but as in most conflicts, little is heard about them. On...
Climate Change Is Hardly A Burning Issue For Indian Voters
The expectation for Indian politicians to 'be with the people' now encompasses standing with them through their lived experiences of...
More Health Scare Than Healthcare For Women
From historical myths to modern femtech apps, the focus of medical products aimed at women is often profit, not well-being....
PM Modi Has Given Country’s Entire Wealth To 4-5 Rich People: Priyanka
On Sunday, 12 May, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked prime minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of giving the country's...
The Crisis Of India’s Parliamentary Democracy
Parliament’s hollowing out can only be checked, and reversed, by a successful electoral challenge to the Modi personality cult. A...
This Is What Students Protesting Israel’s Gaza Siege Want
A wave of protests expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people is spreading across college and university campuses. There were more...
Political Parties Pivot To Urban Priorities In 2024 Election Manifestos
The manifestos for India’s 2024 general election from major national political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National...
