Features

Liberating the University

Sunil Kumar

In limiting itself to the governor’s role in the Tamil Nadu case, the Supreme Court may have missed an opportunity to rescue higher education from political interference

The Last Chapter of an Insurgency

Siddharth Singh

The killing of Nambala Keshava Rao pushes India closer to its deadline for bringing an end to Maoism

Funding The Fault Lines

Ullekh NP

Pakistan’s think-tanks and diaspora are reshaping global research and posing a diplomatic challenge to India

The Politics of Refusal: Boycott and the Fabric of Indian Nationalism

V Shoba

From British cloth to Chinese apps, and now to cancelled holidays in Türkiye, Indians have used their wallets to make a political point

Ashwatthama Is Dead: On the Theatre of Lies in Wartime

V Shoba

From the moment Yudhishthira whispered a half-truth on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the lie became a tool of war

Social Media As an Echo Chamber

Nandini Nair

The facts you believe in depends on the platform that you follow

United Colours of India

Sohini Dey

The Red Fort becomes a backdrop to the sensorial extravagance of Karan Torani

The Day of the Grey Ghost

Amita Shah

After the first scientific survey of its numbers, the Himalayan snow leopard is attracting more wildlife enthusiasts and tourists

Looking Beyond Assam

Amit Kapoor | Sheen Zutshi

The development of the Northeast is a strategic necessity for India

Why a Caste Census Matters

Ullekh NP

BJP has maintained that while it is not opposed to caste enumeration, the process must be handled with care and carried out through the formal Census, rather than sloppy state-level surveys