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Healing Divides

The recent unrest in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, highlights a pressing question for India: how to balance perceived historical injustice with national harmony.

Hunter Pardoned

The presidential pardon, a constitutional power designed to temper justice with mercy, has always carried a delicate weight.

Frames of patriarchy

With ‘Laapataa Ladies’ (renamed ‘Lost Ladies’) as India’s official entry to the Oscars, 2024-25 will be a landmark year for Hindi cinema regardless of the decision of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

What can parents do for their children?

India is a young nation, with over 600 million persons under the age of 25. The demographic dividend relies on empowering the youth to face key challenges, some virtual and some tangible.

Cacophony of Religion

This country is supposed to be governed by the rule of law as per the Constitution, and the courts intervene to clarify when there are conflicting interpretations of the provisions of law.

Lanka’s woes

The proposed interim government will, it is hoped, resolve the political impasse caused by the island nation’s worst economic crisis in decades.

Afghanistan bleeds

A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month.

Can Hindutva be dismantled?

There are about 1.2 billion Hindus in the world. India, which has a population of 1.4 billion, has 80 per cent of its population Hindu. This means that there are 1.1 billion Hindus in India or 93 per cent of the global Hindu population.