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Renewing data-sharing agreements between India-China & addressing India’s concerns over China’s proposed “super dam” in Tibet are vital steps towards restoring trust & cooperation esp in managing shared transboundary water resources.
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India-China Relations and the Water Question
Renewing data-sharing agreements between India and China, and addressing India’s concerns over China’s proposed “super dam” in Tibet are vital steps towards restoring trust and cooperation, particular...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Renewing data-sharing agreements between India-China & addressing India’s concerns over China’s proposed “super dam” in Tibet are vital steps towards restoring trust & cooperation esp in managing shared transboundary water resources.
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Lack of freedom in order to serve a leader’s vanity is troubling; lack of freedom coupled with a larger social project is even more dangerous. While a leader can be defeated, harm from an ideological project is deeper and much harder to reverse.
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Remembering the Emergency
A diverse set of essays on the Emergency explores its political & social dimensions. While the editors of the volume do not foreground parallels with the present, the shadow of current democratic anxi...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Lack of freedom in order to serve a leader’s vanity is troubling; lack of freedom coupled with a larger social project is even more dangerous. While a leader can be defeated, harm from an ideological project is deeper and much harder to reverse.
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Then we don't talk about what is happening in India a huge amount but this piece by Angshuman Choudhury in @theindiaforum.bsky.social on deaths in Assam's detention centre for suspected foreigners while grim, is an important read.
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Death, Dying, and Everything that Follows in Assam
In Assam's detention centre for suspected foreigners, the state wages an attritional assault against the lives of the detained. But that is only one part of a majoritatian fantasy to create a sinister...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Then we don't talk about what is happening in India a huge amount but this piece by Angshuman Choudhury in @theindiaforum.bsky.social on deaths in Assam's detention centre for suspected foreigners while grim, is an important read.
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Essays on the Emergency explores its political & social dimensions. While the editors of the volume do not foreground parallels with the present, the shadow of current democratic anxieties persists, underscoring the need for deeper analysis of this moment.
www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews...
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Remembering the Emergency
A diverse set of essays on the Emergency explores its political & social dimensions. While the editors of the volume do not foreground parallels with the present, the shadow of current democratic anxi...
www.theindiaforum.in
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Essays on the Emergency explores its political & social dimensions. While the editors of the volume do not foreground parallels with the present, the shadow of current democratic anxieties persists, underscoring the need for deeper analysis of this moment.
www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews...
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When the newly elected New York mayor Zohran Mamdani was recently mocked for eating with his hands, it exposed the enduring afterlife of colonial hierarchies.
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Finger-lickin’ Food and the Civilising Mission
When the newly elected New York mayor Zohran Mamdani was recently mocked for eating with his hands, it exposed the enduring afterlife of colonial hierarchies.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:19 AM
When the newly elected New York mayor Zohran Mamdani was recently mocked for eating with his hands, it exposed the enduring afterlife of colonial hierarchies.
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In Assam's detention centre for suspected foreigners, the state wages an attritional assault against the lives of the detained. But that is only one part of a majoritatian fantasy to create a sinister ethno-racial utopia.
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Death, Dying, and Everything that Follows in Assam
In Assam's detention centre for suspected foreigners, the state wages an attritional assault against the lives of the detained. But that is only one part of a majoritatian fantasy to create a sinister...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
In Assam's detention centre for suspected foreigners, the state wages an attritional assault against the lives of the detained. But that is only one part of a majoritatian fantasy to create a sinister ethno-racial utopia.
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The so-called “Holistic Development” of Great Nicobar Island threatens irreversible ecological damage through massive infrastructural expansion in an area under permanent tectonic strain.
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Great Nicobar Island: Hurtling Towards an Environmental Catastrophe
The so-called “Holistic Development” of Great Nicobar Island threatens irreversible ecological damage through massive infrastructural expansion in an area under permanent tectonic strain. It exposes t...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The so-called “Holistic Development” of Great Nicobar Island threatens irreversible ecological damage through massive infrastructural expansion in an area under permanent tectonic strain.
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India’s approval of gene-edited rice trials under relaxed GMO rules marks a push for self-reliance with climate-resilient seeds. Yet concerns over patents, costs, transparency, and public trust persist. Ambika Subash writes
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Gene-Edited Rice and the Risks of Fast-Tracking Regulation
India’s approval of gene-edited rice trials under relaxed GMO rules marks a push for self-reliance with climate-resilient seeds. Yet concerns over patents, costs, transparency, and public trust persis...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
India’s approval of gene-edited rice trials under relaxed GMO rules marks a push for self-reliance with climate-resilient seeds. Yet concerns over patents, costs, transparency, and public trust persist. Ambika Subash writes
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Mamidi Rama Reddy championed grassroots, community-owned cooperatives in Telangana, empowering people through facilitative engagement rather than patronage. He shaped generations of cooperatives while remaining outside the spotlight.
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Obituary: The Man Who Let Communities Lead
Mamidi Rama Reddy championed grassroots, community-owned cooperatives in Telangana, empowering people through facilitative engagement rather than patronage. A brilliant legislative draftsman, he shape...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Mamidi Rama Reddy championed grassroots, community-owned cooperatives in Telangana, empowering people through facilitative engagement rather than patronage. He shaped generations of cooperatives while remaining outside the spotlight.
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Higher education in India no longer guarantees decent work in a changing and shrinking job market, even as its investment in liberal values is being challenged. Our universities face an uncertain future under an uncaring state. Satish Deshpande wrote in 2022
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The Turbulent Future of Higher Education
Higher education in India no longer guarantees decent work in a changing and shrinking job market, even as its investment in liberal values is being challenged. Given the policy reforms and technologi...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Higher education in India no longer guarantees decent work in a changing and shrinking job market, even as its investment in liberal values is being challenged. Our universities face an uncertain future under an uncaring state. Satish Deshpande wrote in 2022
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In SIR in Bihar, the Election Commission, once responsible for enrolling every eligible voter, shifted the burden onto citizens. Extending this approach nationwide heightens concerns about fairness in a political climate where all parties resist accountability.
Sentinel in the Dock: The Election Commission Today
In its Special Intensive Revision in Bihar, the Election Commission of India, once responsible for enrolling every eligible voter, shifted the burden onto citizens. Extending this approach nationwide…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
In SIR in Bihar, the Election Commission, once responsible for enrolling every eligible voter, shifted the burden onto citizens. Extending this approach nationwide heightens concerns about fairness in a political climate where all parties resist accountability.
Tracing the rise and decline of Chettiar businesses across Asia challenges the idea that caste-based capital can always deliver fortunes. CJ Kuncheria on Raman Mahadevan's 'Fortune Seekers'
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What the Chettiar Story Reveals about Caste and Business
Tracing the rise and decline of Chettiar businesses across Asia challenges the idea that caste-based capital can always deliver fortunes.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Tracing the rise and decline of Chettiar businesses across Asia challenges the idea that caste-based capital can always deliver fortunes. CJ Kuncheria on Raman Mahadevan's 'Fortune Seekers'
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Hindi Hindu Histories brings to life a dynamic social world & its deep ambiguities. They signal plural modes of Hindu being & belonging as their eclecticism hark at a distinctly conservative cosmopolitan. Somak Biswas on Charu Gupta's book
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Hindi Worlds, Hindu Worlds
"Hindi Hindu Histories brings to life a dynamic social world and its deep ambiguities. They signal plural modes of Hindu being and belonging, even as their eclecticism hark at a distinctly conservativ...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
was a pleasure to review Charu Gupta's latest work @theindiaforum.bsky.social
"Unless the large states in the Hindi-speaking heartland and western India are divided—a demand that has resurfaced from time to time—achieving genuine equality within the federation will remain out of reach."
Ambedkar’s Vision and the Search for Equitable Federalism
The 2026 delimitation risks widening India’s north–south divide by reducing southern representation. Reviving B.R. Ambedkar’s idea of smaller states could restore balance, fairness, and cooperative…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"Unless the large states in the Hindi-speaking heartland and western India are divided—a demand that has resurfaced from time to time—achieving genuine equality within the federation will remain out of reach."
Hindi Hindu Histories brings to life a dynamic social world & its deep ambiguities. They signal plural modes of Hindu being & belonging as their eclecticism hark at a distinctly conservative cosmopolitan. Somak Biswas on Charu Gupta's book
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Hindi Worlds, Hindu Worlds
"Hindi Hindu Histories brings to life a dynamic social world and its deep ambiguities. They signal plural modes of Hindu being and belonging, even as their eclecticism hark at a distinctly conservativ...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Hindi Hindu Histories brings to life a dynamic social world & its deep ambiguities. They signal plural modes of Hindu being & belonging as their eclecticism hark at a distinctly conservative cosmopolitan. Somak Biswas on Charu Gupta's book
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‘This is precisely the moment, when budget cuts are affecting research, when we need to reassure ourselves—and the public—that the risks of caring for one’s work are worth taking, worth supporting, and worth rallying around.’
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The Risks of Caring
‘This is precisely the moment, when budget cuts are affecting research, when we need to reassure ourselves—and the public—that the risks of caring for one’s work are worth taking, worth supporting, an...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
‘This is precisely the moment, when budget cuts are affecting research, when we need to reassure ourselves—and the public—that the risks of caring for one’s work are worth taking, worth supporting, and worth rallying around.’
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There are two interconnected root causes for the travails of Bihar’s school education system—a paucity of resources & ineffective policies. It is similar in Jharkhand. There is hardly any public discussion about the status of govt schools in the two states.
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Bihar Turns its Back on School Education
There are two interconnected root causes for the travails of Bihar’s school education system—a paucity of resources and ineffective policies. There is a similar situation in Jharkhand. There is yet ha...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
There are two interconnected root causes for the travails of Bihar’s school education system—a paucity of resources & ineffective policies. It is similar in Jharkhand. There is hardly any public discussion about the status of govt schools in the two states.
www.theindiaforum.in/forum/bihar-...
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Despite advances in digital finance, India’s gender gap in financial inclusion endures. Their true inclusion requires financial literacy, independent account ownership, and control over earnings—not merely opening bank accounts in women’s names.
Closing India’s Gender Gap in Financial Inclusion
Despite advances in digital finance, India’s gender gap in financial inclusion endures. Their true inclusion requires financial literacy, independent account ownership, and control over earnings—not...
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November 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Despite advances in digital finance, India’s gender gap in financial inclusion endures. Their true inclusion requires financial literacy, independent account ownership, and control over earnings—not merely opening bank accounts in women’s names.
The COP30 summit must reaffirm the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, linking it to nations’ per capita carbon emissions. Countries should outline net-zero pathways, ensuring emissions stay within the limits...
Case Remains for 'Common but Differentiated Responsibility' in Climate Mitigation
The COP30 summit must reaffirm the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, linking it to nations’ per capita carbon emissions. Countries should outline net-zero pathways, ensuring…
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November 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The COP30 summit must reaffirm the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, linking it to nations’ per capita carbon emissions. Countries should outline net-zero pathways, ensuring emissions stay within the limits...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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The COP30 summit must reaffirm the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, linking it to nations’ per capita carbon emissions. Countries should outline net-zero pathways, ensuring emissions stay within the limits of the agreed goal on temp rise.
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Case Remains for 'Common but Differentiated Responsibility' in Climate Mitigation
The CoP-30 summit must reaffirm the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, linking it to nations’ per capita carbon emissions. Countries should outline net-zero pathways, ensuring cumu...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The COP30 summit must reaffirm the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, linking it to nations’ per capita carbon emissions. Countries should outline net-zero pathways, ensuring emissions stay within the limits of the agreed goal on temp rise.
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The Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar has concluded and a similar exercise is proposed for all States in a phased manner. Rangarajan R. explains what is SIR, what are the concerns and what could be the way forward.
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Explainer: What is the Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls?
The objectives, processes and the arguments for and against the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar that is being conducted by the Election Commission of India; the concerns abo...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar has concluded and a similar exercise is proposed for all States in a phased manner. Rangarajan R. explains what is SIR, what are the concerns and what could be the way forward.
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Despite advances in digital finance, India’s gender gap in financial inclusion endures. Their true inclusion requires financial literacy, independent account ownership, and control over earnings—not merely opening bank accounts in women’s names.
www.theindiaforum.in/gender/closi...
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Closing India’s Gender Gap in Financial Inclusion
Despite advances in digital finance, India’s gender gap in financial inclusion endures. Their true inclusion requires financial literacy, independent account ownership, and control over earnings—not m...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Despite advances in digital finance, India’s gender gap in financial inclusion endures. Their true inclusion requires financial literacy, independent account ownership, and control over earnings—not merely opening bank accounts in women’s names.
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A fascinating discussion of Indira Gandhi’s political career from the late 1960s to her assassination in 1984, linking the changes in India's democracy to her leadership. Srinath Raghavan offers a nuanced, original analysis of her policies.
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Interpreting Afresh Indira Gandhi’s Political and Economic Legacy
A fascinating discussion of Indira Gandhi’s political career from the late 1960s to her assassination in 1984, linking the changes in India's democracy to her leadership. Using the concept of Caesaris...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
A fascinating discussion of Indira Gandhi’s political career from the late 1960s to her assassination in 1984, linking the changes in India's democracy to her leadership. Srinath Raghavan offers a nuanced, original analysis of her policies.
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