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The Undercurrent of Ladakh’s Politics

After the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, J&K and Ladakh, the initial jubilation in Ladakh...

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Zainab Akhter

Building a Sustainable Economy

The challenges and opportunities in financing solar energy enterprises in India are examined, with a particular focus on micro, small, and medium...

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Arindam Bandyopadhyay

Rethinking Rice and Wheat

Despite their environmental and nutritional benefits, millets face significant challenges in profitability and productivity compared to rice and...

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Shadman Zafar

Hydropower Development in the Brahmaputra River Basin

The Brahmaputra river basin holds immense hydropower potential but faces climate risks, ecological uncertainties, and geopolitical tensions....

04.10.2025 1

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Rupam Bhaduri

Labouring on the Margins

The ongoing protest of accredited social health activists in Kerala carries significant potential in shaping broader working-class solidarities...

04.10.2025 1

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Binitha V Thampi

A Divisive ‘Unite the Kingdom’ March

The austerity-imposed fallout of the 2008 financial crisis, leading to the crisis over Europe and immigration that Brexit was always about, has...

04.10.2025 1

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Amir Ali

Reinterpreting or Undermining the Revolutionary Legacy of Bhagat Singh?

Revolutionaries on Trial: Sedition, Betrayal, and Martyrdom by Aparna Vaidik, Aleph Book Company, 2024; pp 442, ₹999.   The arresting pronouncement...

26.09.2025 2

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Chaman Lal

At the Crossroads

There is an ongoing realignment of Tamil Nadu’s politics before the 2026 assembly elections, with a particular emphasis on how religion, identity,...

26.09.2025 1

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Arun Kumar G

The Demand to Repeal the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949

While the demand to repeal the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949 reflects long-standing grievances, it also raises complex questions. A more inclusive...

26.09.2025 1

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David Geary

Tribal Self-governance for Sustainable Climate in Ladakh

Referring to the Ladakhi people’s march to Delhi on 2 October 2024 and the “climate fast” in Ladakh, the article talks about how climate-sustaining...

26.09.2025 1

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Mollica Dastider

The Double Life of History

The stakes and nature of the conflict between academic and popular histories of India have been redefined by demonstrating that archival access and...

26.09.2025 2

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Sarath Pillai

Anatomy of Article 200

The correctness of the Supreme Court’s interpretive approach in the State of Punjab v Principal Secretary to the Governor of Punjab (2023),...

20.09.2025 2

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Kaustubh Tiwari

Sub-regionalism and the Demand for Frontier Nagaland

In Nagaland, the Eastern Nagas’ demand for separate statehood is not based on issues of identity alone but can be seen in the larger context of the...

20.09.2025 4

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V Bijukumar

Recent Developments in IndusInd Bank

IndusInd Bank’s recent financial developments, following the implementation of the Reserve Bank of India’s 2024 directive on investment portfolio...

20.09.2025 1

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Debaditya Mohanti