2026

Fifty years of amendments, one direction of travel: how the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act became the instrument through which the Indian state removes the organisations that hold it to account.
I have spent more than twenty years in and around civil society organisations. My first fieldwork was in a cramped NGO office in a district town, the kind of place that ran on a combination of Ford Foundation money, two overworked programme officers, and a conviction that someone had to do (…)

Prelude
On April 6, having been directed by the Supreme Court, a very senior judge heading one of the nineteen tribunals, constituted by the Calcutta High Court, of retired HC judges to decide on appeals against the outcomes of the "adjudication" process pursuant to the SIR in West Bengal — delivers a lightning swift judgement on the first and understandably one of the only two cases decided as yet. He has quite graciously restored the appellant’s status as a rightful voter and (…)

The American Left comprises diverse political ideologies, movements, and organisations advocating for social, economic, and political equality. It ranges from progressive Democrats and modern liberals to democratic socialists and more radical leftists, emphasising social justice, labor rights, environmentalism, and government intervention to reduce inequality.

Abstract
Despite significant advancements in human development indicators, Kerala presents a paradox in electoral representation. Women constitute more than 52% of the population, and individuals below 50 years account for approximately 66.5%. However, their representation among candidates fielded by major political fronts

With the release of Kerala Story-2 on 27th February 2026, an influx of opinions and defences has hijacked social media and other popular discourse across the country. The first movie (part-1), released in 2023, faced a similar storm at the time of release and found acceptance from sections of the political elite. Promoted as the true story of over 32,000 girls targeted and converted by Islamists, going on to serve the interests of radical groups like ISIS, The Kerala Story was criticised for (…)

Apr 02, 2026
Caste, a historically evolved sociopolitical phenomenon and structure, constantly defines and redefines itself according to the changes in the way production is organised, surplus generated, expropriated and distributed. This predates colonialism. The administrative categorisation of caste introduced by colonialism, excluded those who identified with religions that originated outside the sub-continent, as depressed classes: a loose generic label incorporating many (…)

April 6, 2026
Undoubtedly, the most widely read news in the World in the last six weeks is about the ongoing US-Israel led military offensive against Iran. Let me make my position clear that Iran only retaliated in defence. The War was waged on 28th February by Israel and the United States despite the well-known fact that the Oman-led negotiations to reach a satisfactory conclusion on the negotiations about Iran

There can be no deal to end the Iran war, started by the Zionist Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his puppet the President of the United States of America (USA) Donald Trump, hugely deficient in the ordinary intelligence quotient, much as Trump seems desperate to end it, because his puppeteer Bibi is in no mood to relent, notwithstanding the devastation of Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, the Tel Aviv International Airport, the Mossad headquarters and civilian casualties. (…)

The International Energy Agency says, the month long US-Israel conflict with Iran has

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