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Ranjit Rae, India’s former Ambassador to Nepal (2013–17) and the author of The Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties.

King will not contest elections; he knows the limits of his support: Ranjit Rae

India’s former Ambassador to Nepal says discontent breeds nostalgia in Nepal.

Nirupama Subramanian

The Bangladeshi economist believes that by mid-2026, Bangladesh-India relations will likely be on much firmer ground.

India comments on treatment of Hindus in Bangladesh but must know its treatment of Muslims has repercussions: Debapriya Bhattacharya

Bangladeshis believe that New Delhi bears collateral responsibility for sustaining Sheikh Hasina’s rule, says the distinguished Bangladeshi economist.

Nirupama Subramanian

Lost in the Wild

Human-wildlife conflict can reduce only if community rights are recognised: C.R. Bijoy

Despite the FRA, forest departments still control forests, not forest-dwellers and gram sabhas, says the researcher of natural resource conflicts.

Vedic religion in its original form was barbaric: Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy

The Kannada poet and Dalit thinker says that the Vedic tradition institutionalised inequality and denied humanity to the majority.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

Recently, the Supreme Court of India opined that existing laws on sexual and domestic violence are sufficient to protect married women, suggesting that a separate law on marital rape is unnecessary. (Representative Image)

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We should be curious about our enemies: Amitava Kumar

The novelist, essayist, and professor of English talks about his hopes, fears, and latest work of non-fiction, The Green Book: An Observer’s Notebook.

Aditya Mani Jha

The only answer is to decentralise: Nilakantan R.S.

The data scientist and author argues that extreme decentralisation is key to addressing the North-South divide and the looming delimitation crisis.

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Soni Sori in New Delhi on March 8, 2016.

‘Paramilitary forces dance after killing Adivasis’: Soni Sori

Leader, prisoner, survivor, and activist from Dantewada, Sori says that the state is killing Adivasis in Chhattisgarh by labelling them Maoists.

Meena Kandasamy

A still from Baksho Bondi (2024). Set in suburban Kolkata, the film has sequences of the protagonist Maya (played by Tillotama Shome) riding a bicycle for commuting to work.

Baksho Bondi: Behind the Bengali indie film’s journey to the 75th Berlinale

Directors Saumyananda Sahi and Tanushree Das, along with actor Tillotama Shome, discuss the film’s quiet yet powerful rebellion.

Tariq Ali, writer, film maker and longstanding Editor of New Left Review.

Sooner or later there will be a reaction: Tariq Ali

Israel, thinking itself unbeatable, could find its very existence under siege over the next 10, 15, or 20 years, says the public intellectual.

Gideon Levy, the internationally acclaimed journalist and author, is an award-winning columnist at Israel’s Haaretz newspaper and part of its editorial board.

The two-state solution died a long time ago: Gideon Levy

The Israeli journalist discusses Israel’s ceasefire violations, the US’ influence, Gaza’s future, Hamas’ role, and the fading two-state solution.

Bashir Ali Abbas

Pushpesh Pant in New Delhi in 2013.

Free speech and affordable food are closely related: Pushpesh Pant

The food historian’s latest book is at once an account of a personal journey and a documentation of Delhi’s rich culinary traditions.

Sunzu Bachaspatimayum, Director, Eikhoigi Manipur International Film Festival.

People wanted change but were also afraid: Sunzu Bachaspatimayum

The festival director shares how Eikhoigi Manipur International Film Festival uses cinema to revive culture, inspire change, and heal a divided land.

C.S. Venkiteswaran

IIT sociologist Ravinder Kaur believes that the interfacing of technology and society is becoming crucial and unavoidable to study today.

IITs were, and still are, a very, very male-dominated environment: Ravinder Kaur

The sociologist has pioneered initiatives to improve gender equity in the IIT ecosystem, which has long been a male bastion.

Filmmaker Pranav Pingle Reddy’s documentary on the Israeli occupation of Gaza titled Occupied (2020), was recently screened in Bengaluru.

Resilience, an inspiring aspect of Palestinian psychology: Pranav Pingle Reddy

The filmmaker’s five-year-old documentary on Palestinian artists, who use their work to resist Israeli occupation, has a renewed relevance today.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

Badminton women’s singles gold medallist Saina Nehwal and silver medallist P.V. Sindhu during the medal ceremony at the Commonwealth Games 2018, in Gold Coast, Australia. Both Saina (London 2012) and Sindhu (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020) have also won Olympic medals.

‘Many of India’s female badminton players in the 70s and 80s were unsung heroes’

Father-son duo Vijay and Akshay Lokapally, the authors of Net Flicks, discusses the past, present, and future of Indian badminton.

Abhinav Chakraborty

Rohan Pethiyagoda says he does not think the Sri Lankan government officially responded to the indictment of Adani Green Energy in the US.

Relieved that the Adani wind energy project, far from transparent, has been annulled: Rohan Pethiyagoda

The scientist says renewable energy projects are vital for Sri Lanka, and Indian bidders are welcome if due process is followed in negotiating bids.

Nirupama Subramanian

Zara Chowdhary, author of The Lucky Ones: A Memoir.

Zakia Jafri was more than a widow seeking justice: Zara Chowdhary

The author of The Lucky Ones says Jafri’s quest for justice for the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots was testament to how she carried others along.

Greeshma Kuthar

Patnaik speaking at the Malcolm Adiseshiah Memorial Lecture in Asian College of Journalisam, Chennai, in 2023.

Neoliberalism creates conditions for neo-fascism: Prabhat Patnaik

The eminent economist says neoliberalism creates corporate monopolies and weakens workers, setting the stage for fascist takeover.

Subhoranjan Dasgupta

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