Logo

Logo

Democracy

Renewal of democracy

In his latest book On Freedom, Yale historian Timothy Snyder provocatively asserts that “some Americans want to be tyrants.” The statement, while challenging, invites strict scrutiny regarding its implications for American society and its ongoing democratic challenge in the age of Donald Trump.

Resolving border discord

In a vast country like India, inter-state border disputes are very common. But it will be wrong to judge border disputes between the north-east and other parts of India from the same parameter. The border discord has always been a very sensitive issue in the Northeast. It is one of the major causes of unrest in northeastern states.

Those Who Do~II

The real development story is an aggregate of initiatives in thousands of clusters led by extraordinary people, few of them known and the vast majority of them unknown.

Those Who Do~I

 Perhaps the best antidote to this despair is to study the examples and lives of those who have fought against the odds and succeeded.

India today~I

The index is based on 60 indicators grouped in five different categories, measuring pluralism, civil liberties and political culture.