The 2023 Women Power Reservation Act links reservation of seats to delimitation, which can be done only after a census is carried out. It also doesn't have a quota for the OBCs and will have to…
The process of passing the Women’s Reservation Bill last September underlined how little the substantive process mattered to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government. Political parties, civil…
Accusations of Hinduphobia that are made in the US have become an easy way to silence criticism of Hindu nationalism. Challenging this agenda requires both active condemnation of the Hindu right as…
The dominant mindset in India's science community has produced a gruelling culture that casts aside a large proportion of women and other minority groups. Governmental measures to improve…
Urbanisation has offered the Adivasi youth of Jharkhand new opportunities, but also opened them up to new forms of discrimination. Adivasi women are doubly disadvantaged, with their needs more likely…
Tech companies in a race for profit seek unbridled development of generative AI, unmindful of the potentially far-reaching economic, social and political fallout. The field is calling out for…
There is a maelstrom of biases, misinformation, surveillance and deepfake generation that is now associated with generative AI. It is these trends rather than esoteric fears of loss of autonomy that…
A 3-part series explains the main features of the rapid growth of AI today, current research and issues in regulation. Part-I discusses the core idea of AI, the growth of 'generative' AI…
Sikh activism is on the rise in the diaspora but it would be wrong to read it as all 'Khalistani'. India’s outreach policies need to acknowledge Sikh pluralism and respect the democratic…
"The cricket played by the Indian team in CWC2023 has been the best among the cricket World Cups that India has hosted, thanks to the soaring performance of its players and the memories they…
