Through an analysis of images capturing death and suffering,  particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, the piece explores how photography bears witness to state failure, unmasking the malice ...

It receives about 4,000 billion cubic metres (bcm) of precipitation annually and the annual utilisable surface and groundwater resources in the country are 690 bcm and 431 bcm, respectively (World ...

And I am glad I did. What I had assumed would be the exact same film in different languages and with a different cast turned out to be two marvellous cinematic pieces that become greater when put in ...

His life’s most notable feature is his political career, which reveals a great paradox in the attitude of any contemporary reader. However, writing about his life and personality may result in ...

The NPP victory in the general elections was more resounding compared to the presidential election, where the party received 42% of the votes. It polled 61.6% of the vote in the general elections.

The Supreme Court’s ruling declaring the action of Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi in reserving 10 bills for consideration as erroneous and illegal is a significant boost to federalism. Underscoring the ...

A dargah is a tomb built over the grave of a Sufi saint. The demolition of dargahs is fuelled by a majoritarian ideology that justifies such actions in the name of fighting “land jihad”—a conspiracy ...

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Unlike during his previous two terms, when he chose to first visit neighbouring destinations as a part of his “neighbourhood first policy” (Bhutan in 2014 and the Maldives and Sri Lanka in 2019), this ...

These estimates are based on the officially endorsed methodology suggested by the Tendulkar Committee which underpins estimates for 2011–12. For comparative purposes, Himanshu et al (2025a) also ...

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