Counterview

By A Representative   A civil rights group, Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan, has sharply criticised political leaders in Madhya Pradesh for what it describes as the continued repression of tribal communities while using them for political gain. In a statement, released under the headline "Leaders should stop baking their political bread by displacing Adivasis," the organisation alleged that from former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's two-decade tenure to the present day, the Forest Rights Act has been blatantly violated. 

By A Representative   A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the illegalities arising from requiring voters, whose names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, to fill Form 6 to seek re-inclusion in the voter list. The statement on the petition has been issued by Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri.

By A Representative   A nationwide mental health awareness campaign aimed at reducing stigma and encouraging open conversations about psychological well-being concluded in New Delhi on 15 October, after reaching young people across 14 states. The 56-day initiative, Beyond the Horizon: A Ride for Resilience, led by Seher Hashmi, covered more than 7,500 kilometres between Delhi and Kanyakumari and back, conducting 111 awareness sessions across 62 cities, towns and villages.

By Dev Narsinghani*  A recent Counterview article  rightly pointed out that the Indian market is flooded with packaged snacks, instant noodles, and sugary drinks, and it welcomed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) push for red front-of-pack warning labels on such items. 

By Dr. A.V. Yadappanavar*  In the heart of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division, a quiet revolution in education is being led by Vinayak Kohli, a highly celebrated Social Science and Geography teacher at PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kondagaon. His groundbreaking approach to pedagogy recently earned him major national recognition when he won the national award in the Geography category at the India's Best Teachers Awards 2026. 

By Bharat Dogra  The history of Bangladesh offers profound lessons about diplomacy, morality, and the catastrophic consequences of arrogant leadership. It demonstrates how principled diplomats can create possibilities for saving millions of lives—and how unprincipled leaders can destroy those possibilities.

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  Policymakers in higher education, the majority of university leaders, and managers—Vice Chancellors, Deans, and Heads of Departments—are neither trained to conduct research nor qualified to teach. Yet they frame policies for learning and teaching, research strategies, and norms for ranking institutions, teacher performance, and research outputs. They evaluate impacts they scarcely understand.

Counterview News   A new report released this month by human rights organization Equality Now and the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage highlights critical advancements and ongoing challenges in global legal frameworks aimed at eradicating child marriage.

By A Representative   Pension Parishad and the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) have criticised the Union government’s revision of pensions under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), describing the increase in disability pensions as inadequate and accusing the government of neglecting elderly people and widows.