Prof. Ujjwal K. Chowdhury is a senior academic, institution-builder, and political analyst based out of Kolkata, India
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Why Youth Protest Is Reshaping Europe and Asia?

Why Youth Protest Is Reshaping Europe and Asia? Students are challenging the cost of learning, renters the cost of independence, and young citizens the fairness of public institutions. Their movements could reshape politics through 2030, but their power...
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India Needs Journalism That Refuses to Kneel

India Needs Journalism That Refuses to Kneel When a newsroom keeps returning to a grieving family, a forgotten village or an unanswered question, democracy gains something no publicity campaign can supply: a witness who will not look...
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The Ballot Before the Booth

The Ballot Before the Booth From Bihar’s deletions and Bengal’s stalled appeals to Maharashtra’s disputed additions, India’s electoral-roll crisis has crossed into the streets. A reported 13.4 crore draft-roll shock, contested forms and allegations of police abuse pose a common test: can verification protect every eligible citizen’s place in democracy?
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India’s Voter Roll Crisis and the Demand for Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation!

India’s Voter Roll Crisis and the Demand for Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation! How the SIR dispute, internal objections at the Election Commission and a Gen Z protest call have turned a pre-poll process into a test of democratic trust.
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ECI Press Note: Nine Correctives Fourteen Questions and the Accountability Gap

ECI Press Note: Nine Correctives Fourteen Questions and the Accountability Gap The September 26 ECI reset improves future procedures but leaves key questions about past decisions unanswered
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The AI Warning and the Human Response

The AI Warning and the Human Response By Prof Ujjwal K. Chowdhury The Chinese President Xi Jinping in his recent visit to USA has emphatically called for the human-in-the-loop Artificial Intelligence, meaning human controlled AI models and...
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The Mountains Pay the Bill

The Mountains Pay the Bill From the Aravallis to Arunachal, and from Great Nicobar to Ladakh, big-ticket projects are being advanced through a system that counts megawatts, ports and contracts more readily than forests, water, consent and risk, finds Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury.
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BRICS in New Delhi Big Promise Poor Delivery

BRICS in New Delhi Big Promise Poor Delivery The New Delhi summit can be a spectacular diplomatic event and still produce a modest collective result. BRICS has real weight, a real development bank and a legitimate Global...
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India's Skills–Jobs Paradox: Certificates Without Chairs, Training Without Ladders

India's Skills–Jobs Paradox: Certificates Without Chairs, Training Without Ladders The Queue and the Missing Chairs India has built the world's most ambitious skilling bureaucracy. It has not yet built a labour market that rewards the skill. The error is...
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WHEN FAITH FREEZES THE EVIDENCE

WHEN FAITH FREEZES THE EVIDENCE India can land a spacecraft on the Moon and still mistake freezer ice for a divine visitation. The next science mission is not only to communicate achievements, but to build citizens who can question, verify and use technology without surrendering judgment.
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Prof. Ujjwal K. Chowdhury is a senior academic, institution-builder, and political analyst based out of Kolkata, India.