Public Welfare
Questions Without Answers
Questions Without Answers
India’s RTI Act faces mounting delays, vacancies, institutional independence concerns and privacy-related challenges, raising questions about transparency and accountability.
Manoj K. Pathak | today
The Prize, the President, and the Protest
Navi Pillay’s 2026 Nobel Peace Prize and Trump administration sanctions against the ICC raise critical questions about international law, judicial independence and global accountability.
Khalid Rasool | today
The Economics of Hall and Woodford: Understanding the Microfoundations of Macroeconomic Stabilisation
Explore Robert Hall and Michael Woodford’s contributions to the microfoundations of macroeconomic stabilisation, monetary policy, expectations and economic stability.
Prof Atif Rabbani | today
Doctors Launch Black Badge Protest Across Jharkhand; Joint Press Conferences, Memoranda to DCs today
Doctors across Jharkhand launch a black badge protest from October 13–20, demanding better safety, career progression and healthcare reforms, with district-level memoranda on October 14.
EW•NN | today
Police State or Democracy? (When Power Fears the People)
An unsettling dilemma for Indian democracy has been brought up by the events surrounding rallies against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi in October 2026: Is opposition being addressed through discussion or by the use of the police force?
Dr. Niraj Krishna | today
The Prize, the President, and the Protest
Navi Pillay’s 2026 Nobel Peace Prize and Trump administration sanctions against the ICC raise critical questions about international law, judicial independence and global accountability.
Khalid Rasool | 15 minutes ago
The Economics of Hall and Woodford: Understanding the Microfoundations of Macroeconomic Stabilisation
Explore Robert Hall and Michael Woodford’s contributions to the microfoundations of macroeconomic stabilisation, monetary policy, expectations and economic stability.
Prof Atif Rabbani | 29 minutes ago
Doctors Launch Black Badge Protest Across Jharkhand; Joint Press Conferences, Memoranda to DCs today
Doctors across Jharkhand launch a black badge protest from October 13–20, demanding better safety, career progression and healthcare reforms, with district-level memoranda on October 14.
EW•NN | 41 minutes ago
Police State or Democracy? (When Power Fears the People)
An unsettling dilemma for Indian democracy has been brought up by the events surrounding rallies against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi in October 2026: Is opposition being addressed through discussion or by the use of the police force?
Dr. Niraj Krishna | 50 minutes ago
International
The Prize, the President, and the Protest
Person
The Economics of Hall and Woodford: Understanding the Microfoundations of Macroeconomic Stabilisation
Jharkhand
Doctors Launch Black Badge Protest Across Jharkhand; Joint Press Conferences, Memoranda to DCs today
LIVE NEWS
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Joint Surveys Cannot Correct the State’s Failure to Protect Notified Forests
A Joint Survey cannot substitute for administrative accountability, nor can it legitimise subsequent land transactions that may conflict with an existing forest notification. What is required is a combination of legal enforcement, scientific mapping and correction of defective records.
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Editorial
DINESH DUBEY | Oct. 13, 2026, 6:43 a.m.
Erasing Voters, Banning Streets: The Growing Crisis of Institutional Trust
Opinion
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