Opinion
Is India Burying the Right to Information? The Slow Death of Transparency
WHEN India enacted the Right to Information (RTI) Act in 2005, it marked a watershed moment in democratic governance. Born out of grassroots struggles...
Iran’s Remarkable Resilience
Iran has managed not only to respond to sustained pressure from the United States and Israel but has been enduring it far longer than...
Democracy Fails When Power Overreaches and Parliament Pushes Back
“Democracy does not collapse in a single moment - it erodes each time procedure is treated as inconvenience rather than principle.”THE recent setback faced...
Saving Daughters in a House Built on Patriarchy
'Equality between daughters & sons must start at home. But, instead, it's discrimination that starts at home. Parents are more focused on restraining their...
The Closure of a Christian School in Rajasthan – When Law Becomes a Weapon
“When the State begins to fear faith, it is not religion that is in danger-it is freedom itself.”THE recent closure of a Christian-run school...