At an ‘outdoor museum’ park in Delhi, an unimaginative vision of recycling and scrap art pushes a narrow national identity.07-Aug-2025
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Estimates of India’s GDP change from initial to revised figures over two years, usually finally turning out to be initially over-estimated. Other economic…
23-Jun-2025
Over-reliance on the defence of fair use/dealing might not be warranted when there are other internal checks and balances within India’s copyright law. Blind…
24-Jun-2025
The success of the central scheme for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups depends on Aadhaar enrolment, which is essential for accessing key benefits.…
26-May-2025
Being deaf is not easy anywhere. In India, it is especially difficult. Targeted policy is needed to improve the education of the deaf and hard of hearing.
12-May-2025
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A researcher becomes a ‘partner’ in a food delivery app for two months. What he experiences and learns from his fellow workers is that in the underbelly of…
28-Jul-2025
A photo essay on the unique Muharram processions in Srinagar; scenes from this year's Muharram.
14-Jul-2025
"Sri Lanka looks to the possibility of politics beyond ethnic identities. But its history is a history of missed opportunities. The people want to believe…
23-Jun-2025
Memorisation with powerful chess engines is making high-level chess classical less interesting. There are frequent draws and lower player motivation, as even…
23-Jun-2025
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  This is to express my immense appreciation of the insights provided by the scholar Kasim Saiyyad on gig work.  By becoming a 'delivery partner' himself, he…
28-Jul-2025
Padmini Swaminathan

Arun Sagar's article Against Publication is a stark reminder of the publish or perish culture in academia. As an early-career academic with experience of both…
22-Jul-2025
Rituparna Patgiri

This was a compelling read. The author should be admired and congratulated for writing the article. Such pieces need to be widely and lead to reflection and…
22-Jul-2025
Vinay Sankar

One of the main criticisms made in Jaithirth Rao’s rejoinder to my article is that I completely ignore the role of ‘spirituality’ and ‘faith’ and that millions…
17-Apr-2025
Amitanshu Verma
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01 Aug 2025
Against publication; The enduring power of Pax Americana; Explaining electoral roll revision; and more.
04 Jul 2025
The WHO Pandemic Agreement: Why We Need It, When Machines Imagine, J&K Pays the Price for a War with No End, and more
06 Jun 2025
Dehumanisation in a time of war, Strategic thinking and the nuclear garden path, The Indus water wars, and more
02 May 2025
What Do Muslims Want from Politics?, Government’s Presumptive Claim on Waqf Properties, Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code, and more
04 Apr 2025
Gandhi in the age of TikTok, History of Hyderabad's accession, India and Germany: A two-way learning street, and more
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