The most dangerous political actors are those so convinced of the virtue of their objectives, they no longer feel obliged to examine the morality of their methods. It is here that Alan Wolfe begins to speak rather uncomfortably to contemporary India.

The use of force against protesters, the detention of journalists and restrictions on movement and internet access in Delhi have raised serious questions about the measures taken by the Delhi Police.

Luke Kennard’s Booker-shortlisted novel is a rich storehouse of tantalising absurdities that dazzle but inspire no epiphanies. 

A lavishly designed book on the Ellora Caves helps us reappreciate their otherworldly beauty.

The south-west monsoon has left Maharashtra water-starved, casting a pall of gloom over rural and urban areas alike. But it is the agrarian community, which already sees a high number of distress-induced suicides every year, that will bear the brunt.

Tishani Doshi puts the image at the centre of her poems and deploys the sonic power of language in aid of finely layered imaging and urgent myth-making.

Once the world’s cashew capital, Kollam’s industry has declined amid global competition and cheaper mechanised processing elsewhere in India. As factories shut, thousands of women workers, many marginalised, pay the price.

With the arrival of the BJP and its fraught politics of division in Bengal this year, the famed Durga Pujo has been remade, shrunk, and mangled.

Tabish Khair’s latest novel is a parable of inequity that is engaging and distracting at the same time. 

This package collects stories and interviews on the causes of inflation in the country, the forces shaping price rises, and their implications for economic policy, growth and household budgets.

The party’s appointment of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim Governor has reignited protests over the alleged VIP link in Ankita Bhandari’s murder, raising questions about political patronage and women’s safety ahead of Assembly elections.

Young people worldwide are losing faith in political institutions and the elites who run them. In India, they have so far restrained themselves, knowing the state can punish dissent brutally. But this restraint may not last.

The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan could expand Pakistan’s strategic role in West Asia and strengthen its military ties with Türkiye, complicating India’s regional interests.

His case has become a reference point for debates on dissent, prosecution, and custodial care in Uttar Pradesh.

Just 18 days after an intervention by the Supreme Court, the government moved to cap trade margins on 137 cancer drugs. The first such move was taken in 2019. Will the government explain the delay and fix accountability for it?

Over three weeks, Maharashtra Police have thwarted peaceful protests across the State—detaining students, activists, and even a toddler with force, violating detention norms, and blocking roads to enclosed maidans. 

Arathi Menon’s moving novel is about the toxicity of a world shaped by homophobia, social stigma, and violent notions of religious purity.

French economist Thomas Piketty and American political philosopher Michael J. Sandel reframe economic inequality as a crisis of social dignity, urging bold policy reforms to rebuild the democratic social state.

The Veteran journalist discusses Kashmir’s shrinking autonomy, democratic institutions, media control, and the growing resistance to the Modi government.