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‘Inviting Modi for Christmas event ignores plight of persecuted Christians,’ says citizens’ group
Shyam Benegal (1934-2024): The conscience keeper of Indian cinema
‘Dune: Prophecy’ review: Palace intrigue overtakes magic in fantasy series
What a meeting with a woman entrepreneur in Kolkata taught a German diplomat about women in India
Translated fiction: Gyan Chaturvedi’s novel about the free-market economy and excessive consumerism
Centre changes election conduct rules days after HC tells EC to provide poll documents to petitioner
Haruki Murakami and the challenge of translating Japanese’s many words for ‘I’
Why has the number of Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir fallen sharply?
Interview: East India Company to Big Tech – how corporations think about knowledge
The ugly history of Boer prisoner-of-war camps in India
Shirish Patel: The man and the public good
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Democracy
In the supermarket of democracy, choice is an illusion. Is there a real alternative?
Ashish Kothari
· Dec 08, 2024 · 09:00 am
South Korea: Martial law was short lived but political crisis remains. What’s next?
Alexander M Hynd, The Conversation
· Dec 04, 2024 · 07:00 pm
Sri Lanka election: Young candidates take to politics, herald generational shift in parliament
Sugeeswara Senadhira
· Nov 14, 2024 · 09:00 am
Ahead of elections, Mauritius’s attempt to ban social media reflects dwindling rights
Roukaya Kasenally, The Converastion
· Nov 10, 2024 · 10:00 pm
How ‘both sides’ journalism undermines impartiality and is a disservice to democracy
Denis Muller, The Conversation
· Nov 01, 2024 · 10:00 pm
The artificially intelligent nation-state: Data-hungry, biased tech could prove costly for India
Rohit Chopra
· Oct 25, 2024 · 09:00 am
Bangladesh is debating a proportional representation poll system – but some say it’s impractical
Faisal Mahmud
· Oct 18, 2024 · 06:30 am
Gandhi’s last fast for fraternity is a reminder of why the political must be personal
Rajendran Narayanan
· Oct 02, 2024 · 07:00 am
Why the election noise in Kashmir is a symptom of democratic deep freeze
Ipsita Chakravarty
· Sep 18, 2024 · 06:30 am
‘One inch away from civil war’: Trump shooting puts American democracy in peril
Arie Perliger, The Conversation
· Jul 14, 2024 · 06:30 pm
Why France is headed for a turbulent coalition government
Romain Fathi, The Conversation
· Jul 09, 2024 · 10:00 pm
With education sidelined from reforms agenda, Malaysia’s ‘civilising’ vision lacks substance
S Munirah Alatas
· Jul 09, 2024 · 11:30 am
UK elections 2024: New Prime Minister Keir Starmer – a latecomer to politics, a man on a mission
Mark Bennister, The Conversation Ben Worthy, The Conversation
· Jul 05, 2024 · 10:00 pm
Excluded by the BJP, shunned by the Opposition: Indian Muslims and the crisis of non-belonging
Harsh Mander
· Jun 23, 2024 · 09:00 am
Today’s world moves at breakneck speed but democracy is slow. The Far Right is exploiting this
Jesus Casquete, The Conversation
· Jun 22, 2024 · 10:00 pm
‘Peak Modi’ has passed – for now – and what that could mean for Indian democracy and politics
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
· Jun 12, 2024 · 06:30 am
EU parliamentary election: Fragile centre holds as far-right parties make significant gains
Amelia Hadfield, The Conversation
· Jun 11, 2024 · 10:00 pm
Lok Sabha verdict: Many victories – and the work ahead
Ingrid Srinath
· Jun 11, 2024 · 09:00 am
In talks with possible allies, African National Congress may have to negotiate foreign policy stance
Bhaso Ndzendze, The Conversation
· Jun 06, 2024 · 10:00 pm
Mexico: First woman president will have to grapple with rampant violence, shadow of militarisation
Luis Gómez Romero, The Conversation
· Jun 05, 2024 · 10:00 pm
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