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…
M.T. Vasudevan Nair’s works captured generational angst and an uneasy nostalgia for a fading matrilineal past. He directed ‘Nirmalyam’, a groundbreaking film, and as editor of ‘Mathrubhoomi Weekly’,…
Haryana's social and political landscape is in the midst of a transition, with both backward castes and the younger generation of Jats seeking to break away from the old agrarian order. So far,…
Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking programme could deal a double blow to Indian fact-checkers. While initially altruistic, the work of many of these fact checkers was largely incentivised by…
For stronger democracy and federalism, India needs data democratisation. Improved data flow between government levels and open access for all users will enhance policymaking, scrutiny, and evidence-…
Both corporations and states seek to collect data and influence behaviour, driving a symbiotic relationship between capital and the state at the expense of citizens. Promising well-being, predatory…
The far right’s rise globally threatens hard-won democratic institutions and Enlightenment values. To counter this, both liberal democracy and the left must address socio-economic inequality and…
