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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.

Bihar Politics

In the intricate chessboard of Bihar politics, chief minister Nitish Kumar's recent dalliance with the BJP has set off a seismic shift, prompting a re-evaluation of power dynamics and emerging leaders.

Blue Carbon economy

Over the past decade, India has shown commendable leadership in the global climate action space.

Innovation needs free and rational minds

It was neither in the apple nor in any element at the centre of the earth that the law of gravitation was discovered. It was in the mind of Sir Isaac Newton.

Darkness at noon in Pakistan

Recent events have made it exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, to take today’s election in Pakistan seriously.

And thereby hangs a Dickensian tale

Charles Dickens, with his quill dipped in both ink and wit, embroidered stories that resonate with timeless themes. Born on 7 February 1812 in the United Kingdom, Dickens, celebrated as a luminary of Victorian literature, unwound a narrative mosaic transcending the peripheries of mere storytelling, exploring the social nuances of his epoch.