The entire burden of population control in India has been borne and continues to be borne by women. And this is especially the case with sterilisations.
Changing Architecture of the Indian State: Public Trust can Neither be Legislated nor Certified
The recurring examination scandals were failures of governance. Likewise, concerns regarding foreign influence should not preclude critical examination of how regulatory institutions themselves function.
Two Years After Bangladesh's Youth Revolt: South Asia's Student Upsurge not a Passing Wave
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal are not producing a series of unconnected national episodes. They are producing a young, educated, and increasingly connected generation that is redefining what citizens expect from the state
The Grammar of Indian Democracy may be Changing: India’s Gen Z Demands Accountability Between Election Cycles
India had increasingly become an exception. The expectation that ministers should bear responsibility for institutional failure had faded almost to the point of disappearance especially since Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014.
Nepal’s Unemployment Crisis: Needed Transformational Leadership to Utilize Available Resources
Nepal's greatest shortage is not simply money or infrastructure; it is leaders who can use them well. Without the right leadership, resources remain locked in inefficiency, corruption, and bureaucratic gridlock.
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Implementing One Nation One Election in India will not be easy
Not much has been done by lawmakers to reduce black money in elections. ONOE is not likely to make a dent to that effect, though that is its ostensible purpose.
Is the worst really over in Manipur?
Why did it take five months of violence to appoint Col Sanjebam who lives in the heart of Imphal even while projecting the worst is over? Why was this done without Manipur Police asking for such an appointment? Why was he posted to the police department, not as a military advisor to the Chief Minister?
Learning from the scientists: Big step on moon cannot be accompanied by smallness of mind
No one in ISRO said ‘I’ did it. The ISRO leadership gave full credit to leaders, past and present. They showcased the team spirit that is so crucial for the mission. In the words of the ISRO chief: “This is not our work alone. It is the work of a generation of ISRO leadership and ISRO scientists … This is incremental progress.”
India needs agricultural reforms, not frequent market interventions harming farmer interests
The webs we weave in agricultural policy have entangled us from which unshackling has become very difficult. India needs massive reforms to make markets function better, much less intrusion of the State and more freedom for the farmer to participate in the market process and profit from it.
Pakistani minority rights activists seek justice for church attacks; want an end to 'unhinged bigotry'
One of the reasons that Pakistan is making an effort to deal more appropriately with such cases is that it “wants to show itself in a better light than India,” comments Zohra Yusuf. That is not a bad competition to be in.
Celebrating Independence: Why remember Partition horrors?
The Partition Horrors Remembrance Day selectively wants to project the killings and mayhem that Hindus faced. The truth is the Hindus and Sikhs coming from Pakistan (west and east) and Muslims migrating from India to Pakistan, both suffered immensely. As such if we see the whole process of two-nation theory, communal violence was equally promoted by the politics of communal streams, Hindu and Muslim.
Is the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar reaching a flashpoint?
The junta must understand that forcible occupation of a land has its pitfalls. The international community is not as politically invested in Myanmar as it ought to be, but the civil society is closely monitoring the Myanmarese atrocities, the killing of innocent children and the vulnerable.
Reflections on India's Independence Day: Living ethically is the key to the greater good
By doing our jobs properly and ethically the country will progress and become great. The paradigm of development should be based on the maxim of Spirituality + Technology = Happiness. It will help us all become ethical human beings.
'INDIA versus Bharat' or ‘'India that is Bharat’?
The opposition to the INDIA alliance is also rooted in the thesis which sees a ‘clash of civilizations’ (Samuel Huntington), in contrast to what the UN report emphasizes on Alliance of Civilizations, well articulated in Nehru’s belief system.
The violence within us: Is Indian society failing in many ways?
But wild, in-your-face violence of the kind seen in some of the crimes that continue to happen, particularly against women, indicates that the nation isn’t really progressing, never mind what the GDP numbers may say.
With Pakistan again cosying up to the US, can Washington be trusted?
The Pakistan-US-UK ties remain strong. Pakistan’s removal from the FATF’s ‘grey list’ and recent $3 billion IMF loan to Pakistan had an obvious nod from the US.
Ramgarh land port will give a boost to India-Bangladesh-Myanmar trade and regional development
Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India need mutual friendship in their national interest. Bangladesh's improved road and rail connectivity with India will open up new doors of trade and commerce.
Tribal humiliation: Urination incident shows up caste oppression is rife in India
The politics being pursued by the BJP and its related organizations have a multipronged strategy to win over indigenous communituies electorally by emotive symbolic actions, to Hinduise them on the one hand, and to maintain the upper-caste hegemony on the other.
Modi's silence on atrocities against minorities is disturbing
Modi's singular aversion to media engagement starkly contrasts with the active media engagement of leaders like Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's one year in office. A notable analysis of his public relations strategy (Sydney Morning Herald, 20 June) reveals his tireless efforts to engage the public.
