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Displaced from Bangladesh: Buddhist, Hindu groups without citizenship in Arunachal

April 20, 2024

Displaced from Bangladesh: Buddhist, Hindu groups without citizenship in Arunachal

By Sharma Lohit Buddhist Chakma and Hindu Hajongs were settled in the 1960s in parts of Changlang and Papum...

Hindu: A History (History of the word ‘Hindu’)

June 13, 2023

Hindu: A History (History of the word ‘Hindu’)

Abstract This article provides a textured history of the multivalent term “hindu” over 2,500 years, with the goal of productively...

Three essentials to cashing in on population growth

November 21, 2022

Three essentials to cashing in on population growth

The benefits of a growing demographic are not guaranteed. Governments need to ensure the right tools are in place...

BOOK REVIEW: Rise of ‘new untouchables’

February 1, 2022

BOOK REVIEW: Rise of ‘new untouchables’

A new book by two veteran academics, “Gujarat, Cradle and Harbinger of Identity Politics: India’s Injurious Frame of Communalism”, perhaps...

Reasons I decided to install and uninstall the nationalist Koo. But nothing ideological

February 13, 2021

Reasons I decided to install and uninstall the nationalist Koo. But nothing ideological

By Rajiv Shah The “nationalist” Koo fever appears to have caught up with some Union ministers, BJP politicians, some right-wing...

Why Indo-Pak relations have been on ‘knife’s edge’ , hostilities may remain for long

December 24, 2020

Why Indo-Pak relations have been on ‘knife’s edge’ , hostilities may remain for long

By Utkarsh Bajpai* The past few decades have seen strides being made in all aspects of life – from sticks...

Media houses seeking to ‘transform’ citizens into customers in a society driven by profit

July 27, 2020

Media houses seeking to ‘transform’ citizens into customers in a society driven by profit

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak* In early 15th century Europe, news used to be political, economic, military, and diplomatic messages of...