Editorial | Democracy Now

What next for Uddhav Thackeray?

Uddhav Thackeray faces a critical political test after six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs joined Eknath Shinde's faction. Here's what lies ahead for the former Maharashtra chief minister.
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Bangladesh’s balancing act: Delhi or Beijing?

By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury    The red-carpet welcome extended to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the Chinese port city of Dalian Monday night carried significance beyond diplomatic protocol.China is Bangladesh’s largest trading partner, and is also the largest...
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Maharashtra's Political Decay: How Defection Politics Is Consuming Democracy

By Milind Pol, Tasgaon The question increasingly troubling ordinary citizens today is: Where exactly is Maharashtra's politics headed? Political disagreements, electoral contests, shifts in power, and ideological battles are natural components of a healthy democracy. However, the developments of the...
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What Ails Indian Education? Why Are the Youths Agitated?

By Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury On 17 June 2026, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, stood before thousands of students in Kota, Rajasthan — the nerve-centre of India's high-stakes coaching economy — and called the Indian...
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Politics Now : “Operation Tiger” : What Democratic Future Is Hidden Behind the Magic Number 362? 

As Maharashtra's Operation Tiger fuels fresh political realignments, the focus shifts to the crucial number 362. Is it merely arithmetic, or a roadmap to a new democratic equation?
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India Special Analysis: Democracy on the Edge?

By Ujjwal K. Chowdhury | Political Analyst & Senior Academic India stands at a constitutional precipice. Two years after a humbling 2024 verdict stripped the Bharatiya Janata Party of its Lok Sabha majority and forced Narendra Modi into an uncomfortable...
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Editorial: Understanding the Reserve Bank’s Warning

By Bhaga Warkhade The latest monetary policy announcement by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sent a clear message: inflation remains a serious concern. While the central bank’s primary mandate is to keep inflation around 4 percent, within a...
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Project 2029: Pointed Agenda and Implementation Strategy for a Congress-Led United INDIA Front

A strategy document by Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury for the united opposition of INDIA bloc in India ahead of 2029 general elections, to be initiated from mid-2026 itself. One India, one Constitution, one opposition candidate against every BJP/NDA candidate.
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Credibility of Capital Markets at Stake

By Bhaga Warkhade Every now and then, an episode in the Indian stock market transcends the fortunes of a single company and forces the entire financial ecosystem into introspection. The Rajesh Exports case is one such moment. Following allegations by...
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Emptying Villages, Overflowing Cities

By Dilip Urkude, Mobile No. 9423131357 Villages losing population in the search for jobs, education and better opportunities; tracing the changing course of development As dawn breaks and birds begin their cheerful chirping, the bell of the village temple begins...
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