Cover Stories

The Accountability Question

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 Fr. Gaurav Nair
22 Jun 2026

FCRA Amendment Designed to Kill the Poor!

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 Cedric Prakash
22 Jun 2026

Articles

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 A. J. Philip
22 Jun 2026

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 Jacob Peenikaparambil
22 Jun 2026

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 John Dayal
22 Jun 2026

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 Joseph Maliakan
22 Jun 2026

The rise of the Cockroach Janata Party challenges the familiar "foreign hand" narrative, revealing instead a home-grown expression of youth frustration over unemployment, inequality, and political

Pachu Menon Pachu Menon
22 Jun 2026

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 Jose Vattakuzhy
22 Jun 2026

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 P. A. Chacko
22 Jun 2026

We are told We must not dream Of becoming: A Reader, Bent over bright margins Where new worlds germinate;

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
22 Jun 2026

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 Robert Clements
22 Jun 2026