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Our First Television: A Kashmiri Story

Like other parents across rural Kashmir, mine too were pushed towards drastic measures to get us a television to keep us in during the dark nights. The television almost got all of us killed.
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The Telangana Caste Survey: An Overview

Telangana’s census-scale caste survey reveals that SCs and STs are three times as backward as dominant castes, and that caste remains the principal determinant of poverty. The data challenges the…
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Burden of Lies in Majoritarian Hindi Cinema

Hindi cinema has recalibrated itself to serve majoritarian ideology and we have a new market for state-supported hatred. In post-truth times, audiences seek self-validation over truth, and films like…
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Market Access Challenges for India in its FTA with EU

The EU-India FTA offers India significant market access but also poses major challenges. The EU has secured substantial concessions and embedded extensive non-tariff measures in the deal. Unless…
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New Transgender Law, in Haste to Govern Efficiently, Trods over Recognising Rights

The Transgender Rights Amendment Act 2026 is an instance of how the state's impulse to produce a limited and governable category of persons takes priority over constitutional principles of…
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World Economy Is Bipolar, Not Multipolar

A composite index of economic capabilities shows that the world economy is bipolar, not multipolar. The USA and China stand far ahead of all other powers, with leadership in knowledge and technology…
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Availability and Affordability of Organic and Natural Foods in Indian Retail Shops

India needs sustainable food systems, but there is low demand for organic and natural foods. A survey of urban retailers across India, Brazil & the UK found affordably priced options scarce,…
▶22-Apr-2026
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The SIR, A Long Road to Exile?

There is a lack of legal clarity on what happens to those excluded from the Special Intensive Revisions of electoral rolls across the country. If Assam is any indication, it will be the beginning of…
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Artificial Intelligence and India’s Industrial Strategy

AI may claim to offer India significant productivity gains but it comes with serious risks. The country needs a comprehensive industrial strategy spanning promotion, regulation, and accountability,…
▶27-Apr-2026
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Why India Must Electrify Cooking and Transport

India’s energy security, especially in gas, has shown a fragility following the war on Iran. Accelerating the shift to electricity for both cooking and transport offers a practical remedy. With…
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Decoding the Amendments to India's IT Rules

Changes proposed to the IT Rules 2021 reshape how authority flows through the digital ecosystem. Targeting dissent, they extend executive control over speech—producing a chilling effect, weakening…
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Why India Remains a Stable Democracy

India’s democratic stability rests on a bureaucracy-judiciary complex that has preserved the nationalist agenda across governments of rival ideologies. But this democracy has reduced citizens to…
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