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
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
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
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
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
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
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
India, May 25 -- If the Chandala, i.e., untouchable, hears the Veda, then molten lead must be poured into his ears; if he recites the Veda, then his tongue should be cut off; if he memorises Veda, the... Read More
India, May 25 -- Punjab does not have an anti-conversion law of the sort that twelve BJP-governed states - from Uttar Pradesh to Madhya Pradesh, from Gujarat to Uttarakhand - have enacted with varying... Read More
India, May 25 -- In India, strikes hold considerable historical, legal, and socio-economic significance. They serve as a fundamental tool for democratic expression. Collective protests and non-coopera... Read More