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Lost Generation

India’s demographic profile has long been presented as an economic advantage.

Demanding proof

For much of the past two years, investors appeared willing to suspend disbelief.

A culture of excuses

Between light and shadow lies our reality, a land where triumph and fragility walk side by side.

A message from the Maldives

Many congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reaching a historic milestone - the longest- serving elected Prime Minister in Indian history, with 4,399 consecutive days in office since first taking the oath of office on 26 May 2014.

Citizenship on Trial

The forced removal of a pregnant Indian citizen to Bangladesh on mere suspicion exposes a dangerous erosion of due process at the heart of the state’s immigration machinery.

Measured Relief

The latest inflation numbers from the United States offer a moment of relief in a debate that has been politically charged and economically fraught for years.

Macaulay today

Thomas Babington Macaulay’s 1835 “Minute on Indian Education” is a short text that has cast a long shadow over debates about language, knowledge, and power in India.

Empowered but powerless

In 1993, the 73rd Constitutional Amendment was hailed as the dawn of Gram Swaraj - village self-rule rooted in democratic decentralisation. The promise was clear: Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) would no longer be mere implementing arms of Delhi or state capitals, but genuine institutions of self-government.