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Events in Bangladesh and the overthrow of the government have come with predictable violence especially against the minorities, particularly Hindus. Attacking minorities is for some reason a pillar of nationalism in South Asia’s post independence states. All nations here also contend with an unresolved identity...

Preety Sudan has her work cut out as she steps into the role of UPSC chairperson. Taking over from Dr Manoj Soni, who resigned unexpectedly amidst a storm of controversy, she faces the daunting task of restoring the commission’s credibility. Soni resigned for personal reasons...

Autocratic rulers across the globe continue to stay in power in the teeth of widespread popular protests through manipulation of elections. Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela is one such leader who was declared the winner recently and the Opposition, rejecting the claim, has now called on...

In a fast paced development, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reportedly resigned, run away to India and has supposedly taken refuge in Delhi 5 August. Weeks of protests over job quota reforms had thrown the country into the worst ever turmoil since the war of...

Wayanad, a hilly district in north Kerala, came face to face with the wrath of nature in the early hours of 30 July as massive landslides of unprecedented scale buried hundreds in their sleep. Experts are of the view that it was a disaster in...

The dictionary defines the word ‘propaganda’ as being ‘information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.’ In Old India, propaganda was managed by controlling Doordarshan. Or at least that is what political parties assumed. The...

The Pooja Khedkar scandal is causing quite a stir and revealing some ugly truths about our bureaucracy. The rot runs deep. Ever since the news broke about IAS probationer Puja Khedkar using fake documents about her caste and financial status to snag her position, the...

A disconcerting new report has revealed that student suicides in India have now surpassed the country’s population growth rate. The report titled “Student suicides: An epidemic sweeping India” has been compiled by the IC3 Institute, a volunteer-based organisation that provides support to high schools around...

Misuse of power and authority seems to be the birth right of many in high positions in our country. Especially Indian bureaucrats, after passing one single exam in their lives, consider themselves a separate and superior race to mere mortals like us. They may be...

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his team have been forced to review their campaign strategy and come up with a misogynist, racist campaign to attack the new Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris who has compelled change in the election strategies of both parties....