History is not always a perfect guide, but we should recall that the 'polycrisis' of the 1930s led to global devastation. We are at that moment when the US is showing that laws, norms, and…
State panchayati raj acts empower bureaucrats to suspend or dismiss elected representatives of local governments, and supersede or dissolve the bodies themselves. Such powers must be scrapped, and…
The state’s administrative, legal, and judicial systems institutionalise bias, rendering marginalisation of minorities an entrenched aspect of governance.
American boosterism for India since the early 2000s played a crucial role in according the country status as a Rising Power. India must recognise that the US narrative is not always objective but…
There is much that India can learn from Germany's remembrance of the Holocaust, though the insensitivity towards the Palestinians is a smear. Germany too can learn from India, for while India…
Panchayats and municipalities are rarely given their due as the third pillar of federalism. The challenges posed by the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies can be side-stepped by…
While fare-free schemes for urban public transport ease financial barriers on mobility, their real impact is in empowering women through better city access. An analysis of Delhi’s free bus scheme…
Canada's political system offers opportunities for diasporas to play an outsized role in shaping politics. As transnational Sikh nationalism quickens in response to Hindutva in India, diplomatic…
Since it was created in 2015, NITI Aayog has neither been able to offer fresh thinking on the economy nor has it functioned as a a mediator between the centre and the states. A federal institution…
Israel's wholesale erasure of all forms of regular Palestinian life in the Gaza strip includes the specific targeting of educational institutions and their staff. The ruination of the education…
