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Democracy and equidistant foreign policy in a majoritarian government of Mahinda Rajapaksa

Privacy & Data Protection

Aug 11, 2020

Democracy and equidistant foreign policy in a majoritarian government of Mahinda Rajapaksa

Making political history, Mahinda Rajapaksa secured more than half a million votes to his premiership in Sri Lanka.

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

Domestic Politics and Governance

Aug 10, 2020

Article 370: Ushering in the new normal

Even those who had built their careers around the old institutional framework seems to have adjusted to the ‘new normal’ where the real stakeholde

Harsh V. Pant

China Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy | US Domestic Politics

Aug 07, 2020

The Democracy Challenge

Harsh V. Pant

Indian Foreign Policy

Aug 05, 2020

The democracy factor in Indian foreign policy

As India finds itself in the middle of a new cold war between the United States and China, protecting its esteemed democratic values should be at the

पुतिन 2024: रूस में राजनीतिक संस्थान और लोकतंत्र

Indian Economy

Jul 29, 2020

पुतिन 2024: रूस में राजनीतिक संस्थान और लोकतंत्र

पहले ये उम्मीद थी कि कम शक्तिशाली ‘भविष्य का राष्ट्रपति’

Nivedita Kapoor

Putin 2024: Political institutions and democracy in Russia

International Affairs

Jul 14, 2020

Putin 2024: Political institutions and democracy in Russia

Nivedita Kapoor

अमेरिका बनाम चीन: लोकतंत्र बचाने की चुनौती

China Foreign Policy

Jul 08, 2020

अमेरिका बनाम चीन: लोकतंत्र बचाने की चुनौती

अपने भाषण में माइक पॉम्पियो ने चीन को लेकर ट्रंप प्रशासन �

Harsh V. Pant

Privacy & Data Protection

Jul 04, 2020

Rethinking Churchill

The great hero of the anti-Nazi struggle turns out to have been an admirer of Fascism and dictatorship. As for democracy, Churchill was a late conve

Shashi Tharoor | Shashi Tharoor

My liberalism versus your liberalism: The struggle for positive consensus

Domestic Politics and Governance | National Politics

Jul 03, 2020

My liberalism versus your liberalism: The struggle for positive consensus

Prithvi Iyer

Why do police excesses keep recurring in India?

Law and Justice

Jul 02, 2020

Why do police excesses keep recurring in India?

We appreciate citizens who are respectful, sit on the floor in the presence of their masters and continue to live with a subjugated mentality.

Ramanath Jha

Indian Foreign Policy

Jun 10, 2020

We are all Sinologists now

Effective public policy needs sound public debates. If New Delhi is to have a serious China strategy, it must be predicated upon how best India can al

Harsh V. Pant

What does COVID19 tell us about democracy vs authoritarianism?

International Affairs | Healthcare

May 16, 2020

What does COVID19 tell us about democracy vs authoritarianism?

| Dhruva Jaishankar

Guiding democracy through Covid19: Poland shows us what not to do

International Affairs | Healthcare

May 07, 2020

Guiding democracy through Covid19: Poland shows us what not to do

Free elections are the backbone of a democracy. But to preserve democracy during a crisis such as this, we may need to cancel, postpone or rethink the

| Patrycja Pendrakowska

After Article 370: New Delhi should not repeat historical blunders

Domestic Politics and Governance

Feb 15, 2020

After Article 370: New Delhi should not repeat historical blunders

Kashmir urgently needs political manoeuvring to start a new political process for democracy, through the will of the people, to triumph.

Ayjaz Wani

Reinvigorating India-South Korea relations: Can Buddhism, Bollywood, K-Pop and Democracy help?

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics

Feb 11, 2020

Reinvigorating India-South Korea relations: Can Buddhism, Bollywood, K-Pop and Democracy help?

Niranjan Sahoo

People vs. the state: Street power revisited

Privacy & Data Protection

Feb 06, 2020

People vs. the state: Street power revisited

It is almost as if we today face an impossible trinity: liberalism, democracy, and freedom. Once these three were assumed to march together, yet today

Mihir Swarup Sharma

Dec 30, 2019

Most‒read expertspeak in 2019

Our 20 most–read expertspeak this year.

Protesting is a right, violence carries consequences

Domestic Politics and Governance | Law and Justice

Dec 18, 2019

Protesting is a right, violence carries consequences

Those in charge of India’s governance, both at the Centre and in the States, need to understand the 21st century politics are at cross-purposes with

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French

डिजिटल डेमोक्रेसी: नई तकनीक में पुरानी चुनौतियां?

Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology

Nov 16, 2019

डिजिटल डेमोक्रेसी: नई तकनीक में पुरानी चुनौतियां?

लोकतंत्र का मतलब केवल हर व्यक्ति की अभिव्यक्ति या बहुसंख

Terri Chapman

Ironical it will be if Singapore gains at the expense of Hong Kong unrest

Developing and Emerging Economies | International Financial Institutions

Nov 06, 2019

Ironical it will be if Singapore gains at the expense of Hong Kong unrest

Abhijit Mukhopadhyay

Digital democracy: Old problems on new devices?

Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology

Oct 21, 2019

Digital democracy: Old problems on new devices?

Terri Chapman | Terri Chapman

Don’t Panic: Democracy and the digital transition

Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy | Media and Internet | Developing and Emerging Economies | Cyber and Technology

Oct 21, 2019

Don’t Panic: Democracy and the digital transition

Mihir Swarup Sharma

Interrogating the future of digital democracies

Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology

Oct 21, 2019

Interrogating the future of digital democracies

Lydia Kostopoulos | Lydia Kostopoulos

Managing democracy in Russia: Elections 2019

International Affairs

Sep 18, 2019

Managing democracy in Russia: Elections 2019

Nivedita Kapoor

Law and Justice

Aug 31, 2019

Oh justice!

Various aspects of Nazi rule have received copious amounts of attention in the form of books, documentaries, films and a range of highly scholastic an

| Manish Tewari

Domestic Politics and Governance

Aug 27, 2019

Kashmir: Easing the course of change

It is high time that the Centre opens up lines of communication with the people of Kashmir.

| Vasudha Jha

Right to Information: Transparency, governance and democracy

Domestic Politics and Governance | Law and Justice

Aug 06, 2019

Right to Information: Transparency, governance and democracy

In an age of extremism, terror, global information flows and communication manipulation, subversive international forces seek subtle ways to undermine

Ramanath Jha

New geographies are transcending old divides

Privacy & Data Protection

Jul 26, 2019

New geographies are transcending old divides

In a world buffeted by multiple headwinds, it appears that we have a dearth of progressive leadership. How can individuals and institutions rise abo

Samir Saran

Asserting democracy in India’s foreign policy

Jan 01, 1970

बहुत कम देशों को लोकतंत्र का दूसरा मौका मिलता हैः मालदीव के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति मोहम्मद नशीद

Neighbourhood

Jul 10, 2019

बहुत कम देशों को लोकतंत्र का दूसरा मौका मिलता हैः मालदीव के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति मोहम्मद नशीद

हमें चीन के साथ कर्ज की शर्तों पर फिर से बातचीत करनी होगी, �

Samir Saran

“Not many nations get a second chance at democracy”: Mohamed Nasheed

Climate Change

Jul 09, 2019

“Not many nations get a second chance at democracy”: Mohamed Nasheed

“We will have to renegotiate loans with China, they have to understand it is not commercial,” said Mohamed Nasheed.

Samir Saran

How free press has strengthened democracy in Afghanistan

Neighbourhood | Media

Jun 14, 2019

How free press has strengthened democracy in Afghanistan

| M. Ashraf Haidari

भारतीय लोकतंत्र को मज़बूती प्रदान करने में महिलाओं की भूमिका

Domestic Politics and Governance

Jun 12, 2019

भारतीय लोकतंत्र को मज़बूती प्रदान करने में महिलाओं की भूमिका

मोदी सरकार ने जो 4.30 करोड़ के करीब जो उज्वला गैस कनेक्शन बां�

30 years after Tiananmen Square: The lingering ghost of the 1989 uprising

Privacy & Data Protection

Jun 11, 2019

30 years after Tiananmen Square: The lingering ghost of the 1989 uprising

Even 30 years after Tiananmen, China’s leadership is unable to understand — or is stubbornly unwilling to understand — the contradiction between

| Sandipan Deb

Democratic civilian transition in Africa: The case of Algeria, Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo

International Affairs

Jun 03, 2019

Democratic civilian transition in Africa: The case of Algeria, Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo

Recent events in Algeria and Sudan have brought the difficult and complicated task of democratic civilian transition in African countries back into fo

| Abhishek Mishra

Ziaur Rahman: The assault on Bangladesh’s history

International Affairs

Jun 01, 2019

Ziaur Rahman: The assault on Bangladesh’s history

Multi-party democracy was not inaugurated by Zia, the rehabilitation of communal politics was --- through the entry of ‘Bangladeshi nationalism’ a

| Syed Badrul Ahsan

Towards an assertive policy on India’s external democracy support

Jan 01, 1970

Europe’s divided vote for change — 5 lessons from the EU parliamentary elections

International Affairs

May 28, 2019

Europe’s divided vote for change — 5 lessons from the EU parliamentary elections

2019 European parliamentary elections have been a boost for democracy in Europe.

Rachita Misra

आम चुनाव 2019: लोकतंत्र बनाम बहुसंख्यकवाद

Domestic Politics and Governance

May 13, 2019

आम चुनाव 2019: लोकतंत्र बनाम बहुसंख्यकवाद

साल 2014 में संसद पहुंची एनडीए की सरकार का कुल वोट शेयर सिर्�

Maya Mirchandani

Elections 2019: Democracy in the face of majoritarianism

Domestic Politics and Governance

May 13, 2019

Elections 2019: Democracy in the face of majoritarianism

India is at a precarious juncture. Our democratic structures might be strong, but can the same be said for our democratic values?

Maya Mirchandani | Akshaya Paul

How India Should Promote Democracy

Jan 01, 1970

With political stability & economic reforms, Nepal opens up to the world

International Affairs | Neighbourhood

May 08, 2019

With political stability & economic reforms, Nepal opens up to the world

Despite the gloom and doom over the last two decades, Nepal in general has endorsed democracy, political stability and a wave of economic reforms.

| Atul K Thakur | Kamal Dev Bhattarai

Towards an Assertive Policy on India’s External Democracy Support

Jan 01, 1970

Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy | Developing and Emerging Economies | Inclusion | Social Inclusion

May 01, 2019

Tackling rising inequality

High inequality is likely to undermine democracy, promote corruption and cronyism. Reduction of inequality on the other hand will lead to faster reduc

David Rusnok