2025

Abstract
In recent years, India has witnessed a silent but sweeping expansion of metadata surveillance under the guise of national security and digital governance. With limited judicial oversight and vague regulatory frameworks, metadata collection now poses a profound threat to civil liberties and the health of democratic discourse. This article critically examines the rise of the digital panopticon in India, analysing how metadata surveillance reshapes public participation, erodes (…)

The Indian government’s response to the Pahalgam terror attack [1] and the subsequent Operation Sindoor has provoked significant public scrutiny. These developments, coupled with the global outreach tour by all-party Members of Parliament, have raised fundamental concerns about transparency, strategic coherence, and the instrumentalisation of foreign policy for domestic political gain.
At the core of the discontent is the government’s admission, during an all-party meeting on April 24, (…)

1. Introduction:
As economists, they generally glean statistics and data. These data are assumed to replace a portion of reality in quantification and non-malleability. Quantification and malleability are the basis of any economic discourse. In these very true points, the social anthropologist shies away from the truths unfolded by economists.
Long ago, Prof. Pranab Bardhan tried to open up a dialogue among economists and anthropologists (2006). In this book, he attempted to bring out a (…)

Judiciary in India faces unprecedented challenges. Its functioning is under constant scrutiny. The government is set to launch an impeachment proceeding against Justice Verma in whose outhouse burning cash was found. MPs have initiated a move in the Rajya Sabha to impeach a High Court judge. A judge has been transferred for apparently taking bribes for bail. Perhaps in response to all this, the CJI has talked of ethical concerns. And the previous CJI recently talked of the need to earn the (…)

June 19, 2025
Two telephone calls that shook me and are still haunting were that I made to my acquaintances today. I could feel the anguish when I called my friend in Srinagar whose son is studying medicine in Tehran and with whom they are not having easy contact in the present situation. The family is much worried about his welfare but find them-selves helpless. They had not expected Israel

Recently, I attended a one-day programme on,

The hottest and the most unfortunate news in the world today is the Israel-Iran War. The war started with Israel attacking the Iranian nuclear sites on 13th June killing its chief nuclear scientists and some military generals. By all accounts, Israel started the war driven by its central objective of retaining its monopoly over its undeclared nuclear weapons

The brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which claimed innocent lives and shocked the conscience of the nation, drew widespread condemnation and united the Indian people in grief and resolve. In the aftermath of the attack, the Government of India intensified its efforts to expose Pakistan’s continued sponsorship of cross-border terrorism. Building on the momentum of Operation Sindoor, New Delhi launched a high-profile diplomatic offensive aimed at globally isolating Islamabad. An all-party (…)

Abstract
On the roads of India, something quietly profound is unfolding. The rear windows of vehicles

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