Kashmir: Loss, Memory and a Shared History

‘Is there something in the shared, yet dissimilar, histories of Kashmiris that might yet contain the hope of a more viable future, with all its challenges and difficulties?'▶28-Apr-2022

Suvir Kaul

May 6, 2022

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Making sense of Covid-19 death estimates in India; The end of a political model in UP; Kashmir: Loss, memory and a shared history

The Perils of the Digital University

Without proper regulatory clarity and oversight, the emerging policy on online education threatens to turn the university into a shell institution, commandeered by industry for profiteering.

▶13-Apr-2022

Chaitanya Ravi, Juhi Sidharth

A Vision for India’s Foreign Policy

The October 2021 think tank report, ‘India’s Path to Power’ can be seen as a grand strategic document; it offers a comprehensive, ecological approach to foreign policy as well as a clear…

▶13-Apr-2022

Sanjeet Kashyap

Some Reflections on Effective Teaching and Learning

A teacher of many decades in schools and colleges reflects on what students get energised by and what teachers could stimulate in their pupils.

▶07-Apr-2022

Maithreyi Krishnaraj

The Many Lives of Rani Gaidinliu

The Sangh Parivar's valorisation of Rani Gaidilniu is a rare instance when a tribal leader from the North East is celebrated as a national icon over and above other — often Christian — leaders…

▶06-Apr-2022

Arkotong Longkumer

The End of a Political Model in Uttar Pradesh

The BSP’s strategy of combining a core base with moneyed candidates no longer works in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP has crafted a new winning formula that uses only elements of this old model.

▶05-Apr-2022

Gilles Verniers