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IFS: The Indian Frugal Service?
A little more than a year and a half ago, former Ambassador to both the United States and China, and ex-Foreign Secretary, Subrahmanyam...
Weaponization of Sedition and the UAPA to Curb Free Speech in India
Guest Opinion INTRODUCTION: This article discusses the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, and Section 124 A, of the Indian Penal Code...
Job Quota in Private Sector: Vote Bank Politics or a Boon to People?
Guest Opinion The job protection agenda for locals is rearing its head again in India. On November 5, 2020, the Haryana Assembly passed a...
Stains of period poverty : Human dignity as risk ?
Guest Opinion Credits: PA Images Scotland's move to provide period products including sanitary pads and tampons free of cost to anyone...
A Tale of the Master & his Council: The Relation Between Congress President and CWC
The relation between the President of the Congress and the respective working committee (congress working committee), has been one marked...
Dead White Men And University Curriculum
Guest Opinion Picture Credit: Getty Images, The School of Athens painting by Raphael Sanzio was painted between 1509 and 1511. The Black...
Psychology and Mental Health in India: An Overview
Guest Opinion Picture Credit: Ann Kiernan for The Washington Post Ever since the genesis of experimental psychology in 1878 in Leipzig,...
The Superpower & The Regime: New Relations between DPRK & U.S.A
With Joe Biden being elected as the President of the United States, the nuances of inter-state relations with North Korea are expected to...
Romanian Revolution and The Socialist Dictator Ceauşescu
History is a witness that nearly every monarchy, dictatorship or any autocratic regime met its ignominious end all over the world in the...
The Heavenly Nordic Countries: Analysing Success of the Nordic Nations
Guest Opinion In the world happiness report 2020 , Finland ranked 1st, Iceland 4th, Norway 5th, and Sweden 7th. In the democracy index...
The Crown Jewel: Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh
Upon entering the National Highway 1 (NH-1) which connects the Rest of India with Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh you might see a board...
Was There Ever a Cavewomxn? Mapping Art and Film in Contemporary Capitalism
Guest Submission A peculiarity that separates the core of art history as a profession between the 20th Century and the 16th Century is...
5 Challenges Facing the Contemporary World
Great Indian Poet Maithili Sharan Gupt has written, “Hum Kaun the, Kya Ho Gaye aur Kya Honge Abhi, Aao Vicharein aaj milkar, yeh...
Speeches & Silences: What Our Cultural Institutions Speak For and Remain Silent Over Today
Guest Opinion “It did initially feel like a little bit of a hollow statement to make, given the limited nature of our contracting with...
A Case for Affirmative Action in the World of Meritocracy
Guest Opinion Coined in 1958 by the sociologist Micheal Young in his book The Rise of the Meritocracy—describing a dystopian society in...
India's Sarvoch Nyayalaya
Guest Opinion The Supreme Court of India has come to occupy the spotlight in public discourse and consciousness. There is added scrutiny...
Assessing Ambedkar’s Controversial Manusmriti Dahan
Burning of Manusmriti on 25th December 1927 by Babasaheb Ambedkar inspired a new style of defiance of the Manusmriti. The Manusmriti,...
India-Vietnam Relations: A Geopolitical Analysis
In geopolitics, the closer your ally is to your common adversary, the better it is. The same goes for Vietnam and India. Vietnam is at a...
Freedom of Speech & Expression: The Golden Fruit in the Tree of Democracy
Guest Opinion It is two factors which makes democracy desirable even in its worst of times, something every citizen of a democratic setup...
Recounting Palkhivala’s Missed Opportunities on his Death Anniversary
Guest Opinion Hindustan Times I write this piece in memory of Nani Palkhivala, a courtroom genius, on his death anniversary. His...
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