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Citizen’s Burden

When the government insists that an Indian passport is not proof of Indian citizenship, something more than a legal clarification is at stake.

War and Consent

The most enduring consequence of a war is often not what happens on the battlefield, but what it reveals about the institutions that authorise it.

Plutocracy gone crazy

At its zenith, England was known as a nation of shopkeepers, where trade followed the crown; this was however interchangeable ~ the East India Company accumulated an empire, many times the size of the mother country.

UK’s poll budget

Unveiling Britain’s budget, chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt played his political cards, placing a bet on tax cuts to bolster the Conservative party’s standing ahead of the looming 2024 election.

Transforming Kashmir

In the heart of the Himalayas lies a region that has been a crucible of contention for decades.