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The Sixteenth Finance Commission’s Lamentable Abdication

The 16th Finance Commission’s narrow Terms of Reference acknowledged deep political-economic tensions between India’s richer, less populous peninsula and poorer, more populous north. But its formula…
▶17-Jul-2026
Rathin Roy

When Coalfields Become Urban Frontiers

A massive coal mining block in Jharkhand presents the contradictions of India’s development trajectory and reveals how extraction can also be an urbanising process to be negotiated by locals.
▶28-Jul-2026
Srishti Mishra

When the Youth Marched for Change and Turned Victorious

“Somewhere a child not yet born will walk into an examination hall on an honest morning, under a sky these young people tore open years before and will never know whose rain it was that fell so that…
▶27-Jul-2026
Indira Jaising, Pratik Patnaik

Who are the Bnei Menashe of Manipur, Mizoram, and Israel?

The emergence of the Bnei Menashe among the Christianised Kuki-Chin-Mizos of Manipur and Mizoram is an intriguing story of how a community imagines itself as a ‘Lost Tribe’ and with the support of…
▶16-Jul-2026
Sanjib Baruah

AI Needs Human Hands. Indian Workers Resist

In factories in Delhi, workers are quietly resisting efforts to train their robot replacements on the most human of actions.
▶21-Jul-2026
Anumeha Yadav

The Delimitation Issue in the Light of Ratios and Proportions

In a parliamentary system of government, is Proportional Representation, without reference to context, the only basis for a fair apportionment of legislative seats?
▶21-Jul-2026
S Subramanian

Ramesh Kacholia – Philanthropist Extraordinary

Ramesh Kacholia gave up a successful business to turn to philanthropy. He funded diverse causes, persuaded others to do so as well, and all the time prioritised people. Never angry or cynical, he…
▶18-Jul-2026
Trilochan Shastry

What the SIR Case says about the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the SIR crystallises key trends in contemporary constitutional adjudication: judicial evasion, executive constitutionalism, disregard of precedent through stealth…
▶15-Jul-2026
Gautam Bhatia

The Great Borrowing Boom: Why Indian Households are Taking on More Debt

Household debt which is rising sharply is a cause for worry. Retail loans are growing more rapidly than for housing; loans against gold have risen and digital lending is making it easier for the…
▶14-Jul-2026
Vivek Kaul

The Blue Frontier: Who Really Owns the Ocean?

Coastal fishing communities are ocean citizens with historical rights & responsibilities. The Blue Economy is a project of de-citizenship & enclosure. Customary claims must be translated into…
▶10-Jul-2026
John Kurien

On Annihilation of Caste, Are We Asking the Right Question?

Caste is not merely a structural injustice but a form of symbolic domination—controlling who gets to define social meaning. Annihilating caste requires democratising the symbolic order itself: the…
▶02-Jul-2026
Aditi Tandon

What Make Muslim Ecologies?

Across several regions of India, the vernacular life of Islam has shaped how land, water and animals are managed.
▶07-Jul-2026
Mukul Sharma