Mahatma Gandhi’s mind reveals both the individual and collective shaping of India’s mind. Why does Ram hold the place he does in the Indian psyche? Also, why is Krishna difficult for people?

Removing institutional bottlenecks will attract foreign and domestic participation in India’s nuclear energy programme.

Whimsical and capricious behaviour by public officials is not the sign of a democratic polity, but an absolutist one. The rule of law becomes the rule of the petty bureaucrat.

Exploring the Depths of Electoral Integrity: The Battle Over EVMs and Voter Trust. Amidst increasing scrutiny, the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 face challenges from technological trust to the transparency of the voting process.

The poor conditions at the world’s largest refugee camps have affected both the physical and mental health of the one million occupants.

The Rohingya are seen as “foreigners” and designated as “Bengalis” by the majority Buddhist ruling classes of Myanmar. They have been denied citizenship and excluded from any future vision of Myanmar, as the nation grapples with issues of ethnicity, religion and citizenship.

The Houthi attacks on ships may offer the region a chance to reinvent how it deals with supply chain disruptions.

Fair access to water is an issue for millions of people in India. Who controls access and how this is governed needs fixing.

On February 01, a Varanasi district court allowed Hindus to […]

A pre-pandemic survey of time use in India showed that in both urban and rural areas, girls and women aged 6+ were several times more likely than boys and men to do care work and especially domestic work — and the ones who did spend several times as long doing it. These multiplying disparities mean domestic work takes up about 10 times as much of girls’ and women’s time.

The Supreme Court’s landmark verdict on electoral bonds, marks a critical step towards transparency in political funding. Despite its limited impact on the imminent elections, it lays a crucial foundation for future reforms but the battle for complete transparency and accountability in electoral finance, however, is far from over.

In the Wake of Controversial Elections, Pakistan Grapples with Democratic […]

By Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University in Islamabad While there are allegations of […]

By Shandana Khan Mohmand, University of Sussex in Brighton While more and […]

By Wajid Islam, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority […]