Politics & Governance

Harish Bala “Federalism is not a matter of administrative convenience. It is the recognition of India’s diversity.” — B. R. Ambedkar Nations rarely collapse in a single dramatic moment. Democracies are gradually weakened through the slow concentration of power, the erosion of institutions, and the erosion of constitutional balance. The danger is not always visible immediately. It unfolds silently, piece by piece, until one day the foundations themselves begin to crack. Steven

Dinesh Sreerangaraj The UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, have generated widespread debate and protest, particularly in North India. This time, those who are opposing these regulations are Hindutva-backed reactionary organisations. What is it about these regulations that has made them so anxious and pushed them to mobilise protests? Why have these organisations gone all the way to the Supreme Court and obtained a stay against these

Amutha Jaydeep When we, as women and girls, think of a just society, we see the hurdles. We see the fault lines, fault lines of citizenship, of equality, of justice. We see the violence. And we see ourselves: aching, getting angry, feeling helpless about the brutal things happening around us. It is necessary to equip ourselves for understanding the changing face of violence, for mapping where structures of oppression have mutated, for asking honestly where the women's movemen