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Constitution @ 76 Pious Words, Bitter Truths

India, June 1 -- "We, the people of India, have solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic..." Of late, these lines have been reverberating in my hea... Read More


Cockroach Janata Party: Boon, Bane or Pressure Valve?

India, June 1 -- The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) movement - born from outrage over Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant's controversial remarks likening sections of unemployed youth to "cockroache... Read More


Pay Heed to Human Ecology

India, June 1 -- Every year on June 5, we celebrate World Environment Day. There is growing awareness among people of the hazards posed by environmental degradation, pollution, ozone layer depletion, ... Read More


Two New CMs, Two Visions of Governance: The Hindutva Model and the Democratic Model

India, June 1 -- After the declaration of the results of the elections to four state assemblies in the first week of May, new governments were formed in West Bengal and Kerala: the Bharatiya Janata Pa... Read More


SIR Wins Democracy Loses

India, June 1 -- Yogendra Yadav and I were members of the Assessment and Monitoring Authority (AMA) of the Planning Commission. The AMA was expected to monitor all minority welfare programmes of the U... Read More


The Pope, Modi and AI

India, June 1 -- It is not surprising that India has been lukewarm to Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical on Artificial Intelligence. The Pope has warned that Artificial Intelligence threatens to normalise an "... Read More


Magnifica Humanitas: A Revolutionary Encyclical

India, June 1 -- Pope Leo XIV has taken the world by storm! On May 25, 2026, when he released his first Encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity): On Safeguarding the Human Person in the... Read More


The Crisis of Human Dignity

India, June 1 -- The first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, "Magnifica Humanitas," veers away from being just another meditation on technology; it is a civilisational warning. Placing the safeguarding of h... Read More


Don't Mess with Cockroaches!

India, May 25 -- There was a time when the ruling politicians frightened people with the threat of enemies across the border. Then they frightened us with the idea of enemies next door. Then, with ene... Read More


Dictators Produce Dictators Arbitrary Decision-Makers Multiply

India, May 25 -- Trumpian Imperialism Put to the Test Donald Trump went to Beijing like a wounded soldier, seeking attention and assistance after his Iran misadventure, and returned almost empty-hande... Read More