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Demolishing mosques to erase history or more?

On February 01, a Varanasi district court allowed Hindus to […]

Unpaid work in the home across India

A pre-pandemic survey of time use in India showed that in both urban and rural areas, girls and women aged 6+ were several times more likely than boys and men to do care work and especially domestic work — and the ones who did spend several times as long doing it. These multiplying disparities mean domestic work takes up about 10 times as much of girls’ and women’s time.

Electoral Bonds: Beyond the Verdict, the Fight for Free and Fair Elections is Far From Over

The Supreme Court’s landmark verdict on electoral bonds, marks a critical step towards transparency in political funding. Despite its limited impact on the imminent elections, it lays a crucial foundation for future reforms but the battle for complete transparency and accountability in electoral finance, however, is far from over.

Pakistan’s Post Election Crisis: Rigged Polls, Economic Despair, and Indo-Pak Diplomacy

In the Wake of Controversial Elections, Pakistan Grapples with Democratic […]

Rigged or not, polls the only option for Pakistan

By Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University in Islamabad While there are allegations of […]

Beleaguered parties and strategic voters

By Shandana Khan Mohmand, University of Sussex in Brighton While more and […]

Electoral musical chairs makes a mockery of democracy

By Wajid Islam, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority […]

Imran casts a long shadow over polling day

By Umair Javed, Lahore University of Management Sciences in Lahore He may […]

Pakistan readies itself for an orchestrated election

The Pakistan Army manipulates the election process to get a […]

Pakistan, where democracy wears an army uniform

By Ajay Darshan Behera, Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi The Pakistan […]

On islands swallowed by water, there is nowhere else to go

By Piya Srinivasan, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies in […]

A BRICS Challenge to the US and its Allies

The petition filed by the South African government against Israel […]

What’s inside northern India’s winter smog?

By Vinayak Sinha, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali […]

How social media will be weaponised in Bangladesh election

By Sayeed Al-Zaman, Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka As Bangladesh preps for its […]

India and US at odds over Bangladesh poll

By Sreeradha Datta, Jindal Global University in Sonipat, India Pragmatism and self-interest […]