‘This Is Not the India We Fought For,’ Says a 110-Year-Old Protesting Farmer
Gandharv Singh sees stark similarities between the colonial British government he had once resisted and the Modi government he resists today.
Forgetting Freedom
The three ashrams of free thought that are at risk in New India.
Democracy, Distance, Difference, and Disrespect
Democracy is the only form of governance that cultivates the arts and crafts of governance at a respectful distance and always aims at the achievement of what the philosopher John Rawls called “overlapping consensus” for “reasonable pluralism”.
India’s New IT Rules Paving Way for Legitimised Surveillance
As the Indian government is confronted with a global snooping scandal with over 300 journalists, politicians and bureaucrats on the list of those surveilled by the state, the Modi government had intensified its bid to rampage through the country’s latest Internet Technology laws.
Gogra Disengagement Raises More Questions About the Situation in Ladakh
It must be remembered that at no place in eastern Ladakh has the status quo ante prior to May 2020 been restored.
Remove the Stain
The UAPA is a blot on the nation that must be removed at the earliest.
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To watch the Jantar Mantar videos is to know what hate looks like
As Independence Day approaches, a sense of anxiety hangs over Muslims in Delhi.
A Major Lesson of the Pandemic From the East
Up to now, the US has suffered over 617,000 deaths; China in contrast has suffered fewer than 5,000 deaths in a population four times as large as the US. Could there not be some lessons that might serve us in the West now and in the future?
A Tribute to the Greatest Gandhian
August 15 is the death anniversary of Mahadev Desai, Gandhi’s assistant, whose enormous contribution to the freedom struggle has largely remained unhonoured.
We Must Act NOW to Defend Democracy!
The institutional murder of 84-year-old Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy has shaken the very foundations of democracy in India. The urgency to defend democracy and all that is precious in the Constitution of India against repressive and anti-people laws, is perhaps felt today, as never before.