For Hindutva supporters, anyone who resists or transcends the narcissisms of collective identity is categorised “Left”. The label is being...
- For Hindutva supporters, anyone who resists or transcends the narcissisms of collective identity is categorised “Left”. The label is being applied to anyone who complicates identity claims. That, rather than the secular versus communal divide, is the big chasm in Indian politics, writes PB Mehta in Indian Express.
- The vague, almost boundless, scope of the ‘unlawful offences” and“terrorist acts” permitted under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act allows for thought crimes to be punished, says Abhinav Sekhri in Article 14. This means that the act of which a person has been accused is much less significant than the intentions imputed to that person.
- Over the last 15 years, the government and Central regulatory agencies have systematically made the transition from being external facilitators to becoming decision-makers within institutions of higher education. Mahesh Gopalan argues in The Hindu that it is time the education institutions stood up against this.
- Mukesh Ambani wants to emulate several successful Chinese firms all at once. With huge investments in its pocket, can Reliance take on the big ones in the technology sector?
- In Karachi, violence seems to be the quickest route to a better life. Last week’s investigative reports in the media into three high-profile criminal cases are the latest example, says Arifa Noor in Dawn.
- The secretive titan behind one...
