Opinion

Bihar for the last decade, has witnessed constant fluctuation in political alliances. Amid this coalition politics, two parties namely RJD and JDU have always been at the center of negotiation. Rotationally, these parties have been ruling Bihar for the last three decades, backed with an alliance formula, based their ideology on the principle of social justice and the emancipation of the oppressed. 

Sofia Ammassari, Griffith University Since 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has grown exponentially – and so has the formidable organisational machine of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). These...

As India's Lok Sabha elections unfold, the nation is engulfed in fervent political campaigning. Amidst the promises and pledges, the BJP stands out for its inclination towards hate speech to polarise the nation.

American Fiction bluntly satirises this fashionable zeitgeist and shatters its progressive myths, challenging the false pretensions of capitalism’s culture production-spanning the industries of publishing, awards, and filmmaking-that it's open to new, different voices from the margins and the underprivileged.

We should be clear about the order of imminence for India in this election. The fact that such orders of imminence are neither divined nor destined is the insight of Marxist theory. The experience of imminence—what may befall us—is given through our collective responsible practice of reason.

This article is a review of the book Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics by Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan, edited by Maël Montévil, published in April 2024. At...

Discriminatory legislation, prejudiced conduct in educational settings, and biased portrayals in media outlets contribute to the marginalization of Muslims across different areas. This sustains an environment of apprehension and uncertainty, hampering societal cohesion and advancement

Strangely, even as the anti-Muslimness of this regime is, “of course, there!,” nobody openly talks about them as factors that should constrain vote for BJP. The Muslim question i.e. the violence against Muslims, has been derided into a non-issue in electoral calculations just like how the left has wanted which often claims, “let’s focus on real issues [and not on religious issues even as the entire Hindutva practice today is organized around religion about which I have written elsewhere]”

Dr. Shirin Akhter, Dr. Vijender Singh Chauhan The recent revelation on the Academic Freedom Index (AFI) shows that academic freedom has registered a further dip in India. The report notes...

One can understand how the idea of Najeeb’s Iman in the novel is universalised into Hope in the film. This might appear as nit picking but given the current situation, I cannot help but highlight how Islamic narratives are appropriated by liberal language use. 

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his recent speeches has expressed confidence in coming back to power for a third consecutive term as the country prepares for parliamentary elections...

Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees fleeing a squalid camp in Bangladesh capsized off the coast of...