Stronger words can be used to describe the V-Dem project but for now it is obvious that the idea behind it is not an intellectual exercise but an ideological one
15 March 2024The demands made by Punjab’s agitating farmers call for nothing less than a total capitulation by the Union government
23 February 2024Nariman did much more to further the cause of liberty than many others after him. In 1972, he was appointed additional solicitor general. Instead of clinging to that office, Nariman quit when his conscience would not allow him to hold that position anymore
23 February 2024Money was spent on welfare schemes at the cost of vital economic interests like infrastructure in the UPA era and the Modi government had to undo the damage
16 February 2024The Finance Minister underscores the economics behind the Modi government’s faith in itself as it pursues welfare measures and infrastructure development with only a nominal increase in expenditure
02 February 2024How historians like BB Lal brought the facts of Ayodhya to light
25 January 2024Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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