Tag: Democracy
India’s Taliban Challenge
Strengthening our democracy to achieve internal cohesion is what will protect IndiaT K ArunOn the face of it, with the Taliban’s capture of...
Myanmar’s Coup, Rohingya Genocide and Failed Democratization
Simi Mehta, Sunidhi Agarwal, Sakshi Sharda, Ishika Chaudhary, Mahima KapoorThe military coup in February 2021, with its many atrocities, highlighted the dire situation in...
Deepening Democracy in Cities: Can Research Play a Role?
Soumaydip Chattopadhyay, Arjun KumarIndian cities have been urbanizing at a rapid pace, while also being poorly governed. Socioeconomic disparities have further been exposed...
Governance on Ventilator: Disaster, Denial, and Democracy
India’s survival depends upon responsible governance which accommodates its growth agenda with sustainable development. Public health and the environment cannot be rubbished for decisions borne out of apathy and diverted priorities.
Learnings from Global Protest Politics of #BlackLivesMatter, Anti-CAA and Farmers’ Protest
Simi Mehta, Anshula MehtaThere has been an exponential increase in protests around the world, and these have been hailed as the site for speaking...
Strategies for Youth Empowerment in Conflict Zones, and Grassroots Democracy
Nyla Ali KhanConsidering electoral processes in my state of adoption, Oklahoma, are healthier than they are in my state of origin, Jammu and Kashmir,...
Constitution, Democracy and Citizenship | Circa 2020
Dr Ajay Gudavarthy and Dr Simi MehtaAmid the contemporary political scenario when there has been a global rise of populist forces, it seems to...
From the lens of Historian- Revisiting the Vision of the Indian...
Arjun Kumar, Simi MehtaIndia is known for its vast diversity and is one of the largest democratic countries in the world. It is not hidden that the...
