The State wants unprecedented powers over NGOs and civil society. Yet one of India’s most influential organisations still resists basic questions about its finances and legal status. Accountability, i
Fr. Gaurav Nair
The proposed FCRA amendments have triggered widespread opposition for allegedly undermining constitutional safeguards, concentrating excessive executive power, and enabling the takeover of NGO assets,
Cedric Prakash
An organisation that claims to champion discipline, patriotism, and national regeneration should have little hesitation in embracing constitutional accountability. Transparency is not a threat to cred
A. J. Philip
Students today face unprecedented academic, emotional, and digital pressures. The answer lies not merely in better teaching techniques but in compassionate mentorship. Teachers who inspire trust, mode
Jacob Peenikaparambil
As the BJP consolidates power and the TMC splinters into rival camps, Mamata Banerjee's future hangs in the balance. Surrounded by rebels and rivals, she faces her gravest crisis—yet remains a leader
John Dayal
The national testing regime has become a costly annual drill that encourages rote learning, fuels corruption, enriches the coaching industry, and inflicts severe mental stress on millions of students,
Joseph Maliakan
The rise of the Cockroach Janata Party challenges the familiar "foreign hand" narrative, revealing instead a home-grown ex
Pachu Menon
The shrinking availability of migrant labour calls for a fundamental rethinking of labour policy. Better wages, social protection, housing, skill development, and workplace modernisation are essential
Jose Vattakuzhy
Visionary that he was, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's ardent proposal for a National Prosperity Index to replace the National Poverty Index was an effective socio-economic mantra as a holistic formula. This per
P. A. Chacko
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Every few months, we are treated to the same political circus. A party wins an election. Voters celebrate. Defeated parties lick their wounds. Commentators analyse the verdict. Then, just when everyon
Robert Clements