The Congress in a New Ideological Avatar

The Congress's new focus on social justice and inequality has brought it electoral dividends, reversing a steady decline in its fortunes. Further growth will not be easy; it depends on how well it can deal with the contradictions that will now emerge as it seeks to rebuild its electoral base.▶24-Jul-2024
Rahul Verma, Pranav Mathur

August 2, 2024

The Congress in a New Ideological Avatar, Hopelessness and Despair in Bihar, Electoral Bonds, Incumbency Advantage, and Concentration of Political Power, and more

Community Involvement Vital to Humane Policing on Substance Abuse

To tackle youth substance abuse, police departments in many states are launching prevention campaigns with local communities. Implementing these programmes at the police station level will make it…
▶01-Aug-2024
Ajazuddin Shaikh
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Book Review

More Practical than Principled

This comprehensive road-map for better governance focuses more on practical solutions than on the underlying principles that guide government actions and citizen relationships. But can solutions be “…
▶31-Jul-2024
Andaleeb Rahman

Widowhood and its Associated Vulnerabilities in India: A Gendered Perspective

Both widows and widowers in India face challenges living alone, though women of course are more vulnerable. After losing a spouse, both genders experience difficulties like food insecurity and abuse…
▶31-Jul-2024
Babul Hossain

History’s Key Role in Bangladesh Students’ Deadly Protests

In their struggle against authoritarian rule, Bangladesh’s students rely on their history’s many artefacts.
▶30-Jul-2024
Samata Biswas

Why Indians In The U.S. Should Not Qualify For Minority Jobs And Contracts

Indian-Americans say they do not enjoy any privileges, but since 1976 Indian businesses have availed of US government benefits to minorities, which they should not be entitled to since Indians in the…
▶29-Jul-2024
Ignatius Chithelen

Lonely Twilight of Older Women in India

Living alone among older adults could offer independence for some, but it can pose serious challenges of social isolation, healthcare access, and financial security for many. Addressing these…
▶29-Jul-2024
Allen Prabhaker Ugargol

A Field Study of Rajasthan’s Urban Employment Guarantee Programme

Rajasthan’s urban Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana, launched in 2022, has worked well so far and should be continued. There is of course room for improvement. Implementation needs to be…
▶24-Jul-2024
Shiuli Vanaja, Niruj Deka, Amit Basole

The Congress in a New Ideological Avatar

The Congress's new focus on social justice and inequality has brought it electoral dividends, reversing a steady decline in its fortunes. Further growth will not be easy; it depends on how well…
▶24-Jul-2024
Rahul Verma, Pranav Mathur
Book
Book Review

Inhabiting Drawings, Drawing Inhabitations

‘Gandhi’s Places’ introduces us to the places Gandhi is associated with, the built environments he inhabited & engendered. This review looks at the manner of this introduction, the choices made…
▶22-Jul-2024
Shubhra Raje
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Book Review

The Revival of Buddhism

Reports of the death of Buddhism in precolonial India were greatly exaggerated. The many Buddhisms promoted by ideologies across the spectrum in modern times came to distinctively shape South Asia.
▶18-Jul-2024
Chandrabhan P. Yadav