Mexico’s new President, Claudia Sheinbaum, an energy engineer and climate scientist, faces huge challenges. Yet, she has so far largely stuck to her predecessor Lopez Obrador’s politicised policies.…
Israeli forces continue to inflict death an destruction on the people of Gaza, nothing less than a crime against humanity. What are Israel’s objectives? As the world watches, it is crucial to…
All faiths in India have institutions for charity, all are governed by unique laws, so too the Waqf. While waqfs need reform, the 2024 Amendment Bill, unlike past laws, seeks not to improve…
Rice procurement by the state in Punjab’s regulated markets has plummeted this year. In the mundane details of grain purchases lie hidden and fraught centre-state relations and reforms by stealth.
Sixty years ago, the Communist Party of India split into two. Ideological differences have kept the successor parties apart – and will probably continue to do so – even as domestic politics keeps…
Expanding the Lok Sabha proportionally while preserving existing seats & equally distributing Rajya Sabha seats among states could resolve India’s delimitation deadlock without upsetting…
In the Kashmir Valley, all that the voters who turned out hope for is a restoration of basic rights and that the elected representatives would at least free them from the clutches of the bureaucracy…
The Supreme Court’s concern about unequal access to reservations within beneficiary groups is valid. However, the court and executive should prioritise an evidence-based approach, using data to…
The challenges posed by a delimitation exercise that would result in the North gaining at the expense of the South can be met with a different approach altogether. We could have instead an expansion…
No formal bid has been put in by India to host the 2036 Olympics; no city has been formally identified as the venue. The Indian Olympic Association has its own ideas but Gujarat has decided it will…
