India’s first Chief of Defence Staff will direct three service chiefs

The silence of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on the protest over the appointment of Firoz Khan is in sharp contrast to its recent outreach to Muslims in the run up to the Supreme Court judgment in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri masjid dispute....read more

Gogoi’s term was marked by weak processes and inadequate reasoning. Justice suffered...read more

The nation must burnish its record as an open, multicultural society, vibrant democracy, and robust economy. If India gets its domestic act right, its international narrative will be stronger. ...read more

While the two nations are working to solve this problem, it also requires both individual and collective action...read more

Subaltern castes have used it to create discourse, ideate, and connect with each other, and the world...read more

While the WHO recommends annual average PM 2.5 level be kept under 10 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3), India’s national air quality standards set the safe annual average limit at 40 µg/m3 and a 24-hour standard of 60 µg/m3. Last year, Delhi’s annual average PM 2.5 was 115 µg/m3....read more

Parliament House is redolent with history and the memory of our great leaders who have spoken over the decades there during the Constituent Assembly and subsequent parliamentary debates in both Houses....read more