From the earliest days of 'second wave' feminism, the issues of choice and consent have been central to feminist thought throughout the world. Much of early feminist analysis
Compared with its size and status in years passed, one can notice many changes upon revisiting Kamathipura in Mumbai today. It remains the most famous red-light district in India,
'Come back before dark' are words that every young person in Manipur has heard ad nauseum. Of course, repetition does not make them irrelevant. Depending on the prevailing
In April, India's Planning Commission accepted recommendations put forth by the so-called Tendulkar Committee on a new poverty headcount for the country. Constituted by the Planning Commission
As elections approach in an unnamed North Indian capital, an unanticipated crisis befalls the leading political party. When the chief suffers a paralytic stroke, the powerful dynasty that heads the
The crisis in Manipur is based in the Imphal government's inability to regard all the state's population as its own, and its indifference towards Naga concerns.
While India’s new Right to Education Act seeks to bring free and compulsory education for all children, it seems to short-change them through an unrealistic vision of the private sector’s involvement.
In April, the conferences of two international groupings – BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China) and IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) – brought some of the world's highest-profile heads of
Trotted out on every outing like a favourite suit, the 'mantra' of regional cooperation in and on Afghanistan was seen once again at the end of April, at
