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A response to a critique of the estimates of gross value-added in the manufacturing sector finds that while the underlying data hold up reasonably well, there…
▶21-Sep-2026
‘Precisely because India remains a democracy, developments that increase the institutional cost of removing incumbents deserve attention before, rather than…
▶20-Sep-2026
Nepal’s devastating floods reopen the question of who bears responsibility for climate-change induced crises and who pays.
▶24-Sep-2026
In Jharkhand, bureaucratic exclusion is often sustained by a pervasive attitude of indifference towards Adivasis. These biases make the SIR a particular…
▶14-Sep-2026
The university is where the Constitution first teaches its future custodians the difference between an argument and an offence. Public order that depends on…
▶08-Sep-2026
Neutrality functions as hidden alignment with state power, positioning itself as an impartial judge while condemning resistance on “moral grounds”. India’s Gen…
▶27-Aug-2026
India offers informal workers 20 overlapping schemes through the e-Shram portal, but its flagship pension scheme has reached just 51 lakh of the 31 crore who…
▶29-Jul-2026
Kashmir sits on one of the world’s most seismically active zones, and ancient chronicles, Persian manuscripts, colonial records, and modern geology all confirm…
▶13-Jul-2026
Claims and counterclaims of sacrilege are now a regular feature between political parties and social groups in Punjab. Rooted in longstanding grievances…
▶14-Jul-2026
India has enacted disability rights laws and invested in accessibility infrastructure, yet weak implementation, limited accountability and inadequate…
▶07-Jul-2026
A caste census would make caste’s pervasive influence harder to ignore, spurring caste groups to assert constitutional equality against those above them. But…
▶28-Jun-2026
The May 2026 India-UAE agreements represent a structural erosion of India’s autonomy. By storing strategic petroleum reserves in Fujairah and deepening defence…
▶21-Jun-2026