On May 28, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Indian Parliament, a triangle-shaped edifice of concrete and stone, in a grand ceremony suffused with religious symbolism. The swarm ...

A recent investigation by The Indian Express revealed that more than 22% of India’s nearly 5,300 legislators in Parliament, ...

Former Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, has made a significant revelation that has sparked a new debate regarding the ...

The recent violent death of a gangster-turned-politician during the Bihar assembly election campaign highlights a persistent ...

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor critiques the prevalence of dynastic politics in India, highlighting its threat to democracy. Tharoor argues that reliance on lineage over merit undermines ...

Tharoor acknowledged that the Nehru-Gandhi family is often linked to the Congress party, but he pointed out that the trend of ...

It could also be consequential for India’s economic development. The country’s ambition of becoming a rich country depends on politicians finding ways to make this impoverished state of 130m people ...

Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has no intention of returning home from India, expressing concerns ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

Derived from material presented at a conference sponsored by the Association of Social Anthropologists. Introduction, by M. Gluckman and F. Eggan.--Decisions by consensus in councils and committees, ...