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NCERT’s New Class 8 Textbook Revisits Mughal Era with Sharper Lens

The NCERT’s newly released Class 8 Social Science textbook, Exploring Society: India and Beyond, views the medieval period through a sharper, more critical lens -- focusing on religious intolerance, political violence, and cultural contributions during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire.

Nepal Policy

India’s relationship with Nepal has always been complex, shaped by historical, cultural, and geographical factors.

Neighbourly Discourse

Somewhere there is a need for a gentler touch of diplomatic outreach and treatment of neighbours as equals. The bravado and assertion that galvanises internal politics in India needs to be tempered with dignity and without suggestions of interest in external politics, as small flare-ups like the recent Nepal incident are telling of consequences that India could face, going forward

Muslim Women

Muslim women from the middle and upper classes with higher education get very good placements with handsome salaries and perks. Those from low-income groups struggle relentlessly for money and start working to compensate for the loss of family income. The plight of middle and lower-tier women is tragic. The migrant workers in the informal sector are the most disadvantaged because they lack social security apart from encountering numerous other challenges