A fresh storm has erupted over judicial appointments in India. Justice Vipul Pancholi’s proposed elevation to the Supreme Court has triggered dissent within the Collegium itself. Justice B.V. Nagarathna, in a rare move, openly opposed the recommendation, warning it was “counter-productive to

Protests have become the new “veto power” in India. If you can mobilize a few thousand loud, persistent protestors, you can often stall or kill a policy — regardless of whether it benefits the larger public. So yes, it’s easy to organise protests in India — but it’s even easier for the system to surrender […]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has levelled strong accusations against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that it has turned the Election Commission of India (ECI) into a “poll-rigging machinery.” He claimed that the incidents being reported are not random errors but part of a deliberate and organised attempt to influence election outcomes. Reference […]

Approximately 1,000 supporters gathered at Dhaka’s Shaheed Minar to rally behind the National Citizen Party (NCP), a new political movement formed by students who led last year’s uprising that removed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power. Pledge to Build a “New Bangladesh” NCP chairman Nahid Islam unveiled a 24-point agenda, calling for a complete […]

When Subhash Chandra Garg, the then Finance Secretary of India, quietly decided to resign from the Indian Administrative Service, it wasn’t because of a scandal or political fallout. It was because a file moved in the Ministry of Finance—not through honest dialogue, but through quiet coercion. Garg had opposed a policy proposal to give resolution […]