Open Letter to the Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh
Hard hitting letter by a group of former police officers and civil servants to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, regarding the handling of the Hathras rape case by the UP administration.
The Move Towards a De Facto Unitary State
The Centre has always tended to encroach on the domain of the states, but this tendency has now acquired a strength where the claim that the country is being pushed towards a de facto unitary State appears to be no exaggeration.
Thirty Years of Unified Germany
On October 3, many Germans will celebrate the re-unification of Germany. But few can ignore the facts: neither Germany nor the world have lived up to all past expectations, while many worry about what lies ahead.
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Forget Gujarat, the Future Belongs to the Uttar Pradesh Model
Yogi Adityanath is the perfect man to achieve the Sangh’s goals.
Why Is a Public-Spirited Lawyer Like Sudha Bhardwaj Who Protected Rights of the Poor Under Attack
She is facing repression because she has tried to protect democratic rights of the poorest.
‘What Was Umar Khalid’s Crime?’: Over 200 Thinkers Across the World Extend Solidarity
Among signatories are journalist P. Sainath, actor Ratna Pathak Shah, authors Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh and Arundhati Roy, and renowned scholars Noam Chomsky, Judith Butler, Romila Thapar and Sheldon Pollock.
Arundhati Roy: Rebel With a Cause
In a world of conformists and cowards, Roy’s courage inspires and kindles hope.
Reading about Mussolini’s Italy in Modi’s India
There are uncanny parallels between the Italy of the 1920s and the India of the 2020s.
A Hindu Papacy?
In India, we appear to have succumbed to some ultramontane form of Hinduism, though in this setting, the Prime Minister is the figurative Pope.
Kashi-Mathura: Will Temple Politics be Revived?
The success of right wing forces to increase their clout through the Ram Temple campaign may prompt them to go in this direction, which is detrimental to the progress and development of the country.