Monday, June 30, 2024, marked a transformative shift in the legal landscape in India, overhauling the British-era criminal laws that have existed in the country for a century or more.…
Although I have gone to Thiruvananthapuram to campaign on behalf of Shashi Tharoor twice before, my experience this time has been quite extraordinary. For so long, I have taken for…
After the announcement of the election results, I heard nothing but a sigh of Relief all around, especially from members of the Diaspora. It is almost as if they have…
Ever since the BJP/RSS came to power with Narendra Modi at its helm, institutions built under the Nehruvian-Ambedkar vision have been facing either servitude or total decimation. India's election commission,…
As India has completed its fourth phase of the national elections, it has become increasingly clear that it is in no way a walkover by the BJP towards a third…
Prime Minister Modi claims that their NDA coalition will win 400 plus seats for the upcoming Parliamentary elections that will take place in India starting April 19 of this year.…
As the conflict in the Middle East involving Israel and Palestinians unfolds, the world is witnessing a story of barbarism, cruelty, and untold sufferings of…
After Prime Minister Modi's much-celebrated visit to the United States, there was a growing debate as to the level of success…
It has been almost three months since the State of Manipur in India has been in flames. The latest news reports speak about 140 or…
The drums of war are beating again! It is at the border between Russia and Ukraine and in the corridors of the power elites in Washington. It is kind of…
The New York Times recently reported that India had purchased the Pegasus software from an Israeli company, NSO, as part of the multi-billion-dollar armaments deal that included sophisticated weapons and…
As India is about to celebrate its 72nd Republic Day with pomp, pride, and parades, it is also time to rethink whether the country is living up to its constitution.…
Like many other nations globally, India has been navigating through an economic crisis while battling an onslaught of Covid-19 and its variants. However, one may find it hard to pin…
In a recent exchange with a leading publisher of an ethnic Indian newspaper, I inquired why he hasn't carried a news item on the Indian Americans protesting before the United…
Many of the Congress Party's esteemed leaders in Kerala have been active in the political arena for half…
In a letter written by Fr. Stan Swamy SJ, from the prison, said, "Dear friends: Peace! Though I do not have many details, from what I have heard, I am…
Even as the United Nations deliberated on the concrete actions that would advance gender equality for women and girls everywhere, marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration…
The world…
"We are on the threshold of a mighty revolution…it is a revolution that will bring democracy to the doorsteps of crores of Indians", Rajiv Gandhi once said. To empower India's…
"I am surprised as to how Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who once exhibited such courage of conviction to uphold the independence of the judiciary, has compromised the noble principles on the…
As the election season is winding down and the nation is anxiously looking forward to the results, one cannot escape but witnessing India’s slide towards complete polarization based on the…
Ever since the attack in Pulwama by a suicide bomber killing 42 of India’s security personnel, the country has been on the edge fearing an all-out war with Pakistan. Any…
Interacting with media during a tour of Lingayat and Dalit mutts in central Karnataka, Amit Shah, the national President of BJP began making allegations against the current Siddaramaiah government. “…
Narendra Modi rode the wave of ‘Gujarat Model of development’ in 2014 to catapult himself to the most powerful office in India. The social media campaign, most probably waged…
“In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national…
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