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Political discourse and the erosion of democratic civility in India
Poonam Sharma
The case of Rahul Gandhi
In the Indian political landscape, the tone and language used by leaders, especially opposition leaders, are under a microscope. Recently, a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress, Rahul…
Parliament Must Reclaim the Lost Hours
India’s Parliament is not merely a chamber for passing legislation; it is the country’s principal forum for argument, scrutiny and democratic accountability. That is why the conclusion of the 2026 Monsoon Session deserves to be assessed…
Why FCRA is Giving Jitters to the US Senate
Alok Lahad
New Delhi: A routine domestic law meant to regulate foreign money flowing into Indian non-governmental organisations has suddenly become a bipartisan talking point on Capitol Hill. Both Republican and Democratic senators have…
Meta’s ‘Algorithmic Glitch’: The Tipping Point for Social Media’s Wild West Era
By Alok Lahad
NEW DELHI — To understand how a single computer glitch in Silicon Valley triggered a diplomatic crisis in New Delhi, one must first understand the invisible legal shield that built the modern internet: "Safe Harbour."…
Ceuta Invasion: Was Pedro Sánchez punished for his adventurism?
Alok Lahad
2 August 2026, Ceuta/Barcelona: In the last days of July 2026, the Spanish enclave of Ceuta experienced a migration surge of a scale not seen in modern times. Tens of thousands of people, mostly young men, crossed from Morocco…
Prolonged ‘Compulsory Waiting’ of Tripura’s Senior Most IAS Officer Raises Humanitarian…
Jayanta Debnath
The prolonged compulsory waiting of senior IAS officer Barun Kumar Sahu (1992 batch) has emerged as a matter of growing humanitarian concern, with administrative sources claiming that the nearly three-year period without…
Ceuta’s Night of Chaos: How a Mass Border Surge Exposed Spain’s Migration Fault Lines
Alok Lahad
Ceuta / Madrid — 1 August 2026: In the final days of July, the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta experienced one of the most dramatic migration events in recent European history. Within roughly twenty-four to forty-eight hours,…
The Double Standard of Modesty: Lady Godiva and the Indian Torso
By Alok Lahad
In the English-speaking world, Lady Godiva is remembered as a heroine. The 11th-century legend (set in England around 1040–1080) tells how the noblewoman of Coventry, distressed by the heavy taxes imposed by her husband…
INDIA -Traitors Within and the Menace of Foreign-Funded NGOs
Poonam Sharma
It is a matter of grave concern that forces both within and without of our frontiers have often held back the progress of our great nation, India. We have seen a trend since history began. Every time India begins to stride…
THE RAMP THAT ENDS AT THE EDGE
Somewhere in Himachal sits a ramp that a corporate donor built, photographed, and forgot. Dr Sangeeta Thakur, a disability rights advocate and founder of Ashtavakra Accessibility Solutions, found it on a hillside, ending fifty metres…