Why Rahul Gandhi is right to demand a caste census

It is necessary to reorient policy discourse to reflect social reality, to lay foundation for a new social justice programme...

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Jitni abaadi utna haq’ call isn’t about elections or Mandal. Goal is reform

None of the 140 unicorns in India have a Dalit, Tribal or OBC founder. On the flip side, 100 per...

In the new evolving world, India needs a new vision

The foundation for this new vision is a harmonious and inclusive society that embraces India’s unique plurality; incrementalism using existing tools, structures and processes may not suffice...

Modi, Rahul Gandhi, and Djokovic — what liberals miss

The Djokovic episode is a real-life dilemma of moral philosophy that will be cited as a case study for future philosophy courses...

The menace of social media monopolies

Facebook’s global monopoly profits helped propel WhatsApp’s domination of India, with great social costs...

India wants US-style govt system, but forgets America doesn’t have ‘one nation, one election’

US conducts its presidential election with 50 different rules for 50 states. As C. Rajagopalachari had said, uniformity is not unity...

Modi govt shamelessly blurring Lakshman Rekha between itself and India’s institutions

The very idea of India, and not just its institutions such as the judiciary, RBI, Speaker’s office and others, as a vibrant electoral democracy is in peril...

NITI Aayog Chief Rajiv Kumar’s Take On Growth, Bad Loans, Agriculture And More

 The Indian economy has shown greater resilience to the shocks of demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax and the growth has bottomed out, according to NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar...

TALK POINT: Is it time to revisit the culture of farm loan waivers, minimum support prices and take on this,’moral hazard’?

As Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra write off farmers’ loans and Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab...