New oligarchs are created all the time. As authoritarianism has grown around the world, so too have new corrupt relationships emerged between autocrats and...
A decade ago, India, the world's largest democracy, proudly upheld its free press and the powerful institutions that kept the ruling class in check....
Just weeks before the start of India’s nationwide 2024 elections, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would shockingly underperform, the...
Despite decades of high economic growth and numerous government schemes, child malnutrition rates in India remain among the world’s worst.
The latest National Family...
India’s “Digital India” revolution promised efficiency, inclusion, and transparency. It built a sprawling infrastructure: a unique biometric ID (Aadhaar) for over a billion people,...
The quota system, also known as the reservation system in India, has been a significant policy aimed at addressing historical caste-based inequality and promoting...
Manual scavenging, the inhumane practice of manually cleaning, carrying, and disposing of human excreta, persists in India despite multiple legal bans and judicial directives....
The Silent War on Tribal Land Evictions
The Hasdeo Aranya forest, spanning 1,700 square kilometers across Chhattisgarh, India, is home to over 5,000 Gond and...
India’s Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016 aims to empower disabled individuals by expanding the list of recognized disabilities from seven to...
In the digital age, our personal information has become a valuable commodity. Data brokers, operating behind the scenes, are collecting, analyzing, and packaging vast...
Despite the implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (PoA Act) in 1989 and its subsequent amendments, caste-based violence...
