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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.

Old Order Goes

Formally opened in April 1930 by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Sir Malcolm Hailey, the Railways’ apex training centre had its life cut short. The IR Board viewed it as an “expensive luxury” amidst the Rs 10 crore-loss Railways suffered in the year then.

Stitched together

In the labyrinth of Indian politics, alliances are not merely tactical moves; they are intricate dances that require finesse, timing, and an understanding of the electorate’s pulse.

Trump’s long shadow

The deadlock in the US Congress, influenced by the spectre of former President Donald Trump’s return to power, has cast a shadow over potential military aid to Ukraine, leaving the nation vulnerable in the on-going conflict.

An agenda for farm sector

The key to a satisfactory food and farming system is to bring together and promote at the same time the four most important concerns of protecting livelihoods, environment, biodiversity, and food safety.

Verdicts keep coming, so does Trump

The verdicts keep coming. A few days ago, the three-month hearing focused on Donald Trump’s business dealings in New York came to an end.