TK ArunBihar has presented the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in charge at the Centre a sterling electoral victory. Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as chief minister for the 10th time.The fact that the NDA has won all, save two,...
TK ArunHyperbole aside, Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City is a significant development that will reverberate in US national politics, and find resonance abroad.Socialists and leftists in Europe have declared validation of their ideology by American voters, and...
TK ArunThe Supreme Court’s reply to the Presidential reference is a big letdown. The Constitution Bench’s task was to ascertain if the Court can prescribe timelines for Governors and the President to decide on a Bill that comes up...
TK ArunThe four labour codes long in the making have finally been notified. The good thing is that a legal framework now exists for a company inclined to provide social security for the gig workers it employs to actually...
Ms. Jagriti ShankarPolicies are often described as gender neutral. In reality, they are rarely neutral. Women, men, and different social groups experience policies differently because they do not have equal access to resources, opportunities, or decision-making power. Social norms,...
Keshav KabraIntroductionIndia is witnessing one of the major demographic transitions in the world, marked by ongoing rapid urbanization and an upward trajectory. This transformation places a significant pressure on the country’s existing infrastructure systems. India’s urban population saw a...
Arushi PathaniaIntroductionThe election of Donald Trump and the emergence of his “America First” ideology represent a significant challenge to the post-World War II liberal international order and its underlying premise that a rules-based global system benefits U.S. interests in...
Nanditha KannanAbstractIndian cities are often celebrated as engines of growth and opportunity, driven by expanding infrastructure and ambitious urban development projects. However, it can be noticed that access to public spaces and essential services is not experienced uniformly across...
Atharva SalunkeIndian urban policy increasingly frames cities as inclusive, liveable, and gender-sensitive. Yet, this narrative collapses under scrutiny. Women’s everyday engagement with cities reveals a fundamental contradiction: while urban infrastructure is publicly funded and collectively justified, its design failures...
TK ArunIf winter comes, can spring be far behind? Given the 23.5 degree tilt of the earth’s axis, which produces the seasons during the course of the planet’s steady rotation around the sun, such poetic expectation of inevitable good...
