By Ram Puniyani*  Communal hate is among the most divisive tools deployed in society. The intensity of violence often appears proportional to the spread and amplification of hate. Such hostility leads to deep polarization, creating conditions where ghettoisation and related social divisions gradually become normalized. Over the past few decades, this phenomenon has grown at an alarming pace. 

By Vikas Gupta   In India, the divide between private and public education is stark and deepening. Public education has been in slow decline for decades, sustained largely by the sheer scale of enrolment among poor and low-income families who have few viable alternatives.

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  Amidst the cascading crises defining our era, Forbes magazine recently marked its 40th annual World’s Billionaires List with its customary fanfare. The 2026 edition, however, is more than just a ritualistic celebration of wealth. It is a stark, damning document of our time, revealing not only a continuing billionaire boom but the deep and dangerous fault lines of global inequality it both creates and conceals. It exposes a world where the fortunes of a few and the struggles of the many are two sides of the same capitalist coin.

By Harsh Thakor*  The passing of K.N. Panikkar, one of India’s most respected historians and public intellectuals, marks an irreparable loss to the country’s intellectual life. Few scholars have fused intensive historical scholarship with consistent public engagement as effectively as Panikkar.

By Ravi Ranjan*  In the landscape of modern Indian poetry, few works cut as deeply as Kedarnath Singh’s “Hindi in JNU.” The poem, written by the Jnanpith Award-winning poet who passed away in 2018, is not merely a reflection on a prestigious university campus but a profound meditation on the fractures running through contemporary Indian intellectual life. 

By Bharat Dogra   If a farmer can raise vegetables worth around fifty thousand rupees or more in a year on a small plot of just 1/20th of an acre (approximately 200 square meters), it is great news for everyone striving to find a way to ensure adequate livelihoods and income for small and marginal farmers in India and elsewhere.

By Ravi Ranjan*  “War does not determine who is right—only who is left.” Bertrand Russell’s words echo hauntingly in our times, and few contemporary Hindi poets embody this truth as profoundly as Babusha Kohli. Emerging from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Kohli has carved a unique space in literature by weaving together tenderness, protest, and philosophy across poetry, prose, and cinema. Her work is not merely artistic expression—it is resistance, refuge, and a call for peace.

By Syed Ali Mujtaba*  The United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury (US) and Operation Roaring Lion (Israel) on February 28, 2026, against Iran. It was a major coordinated effort aimed at destroying Iran’s military capabilities, with the broader ambition of forcing regime change and reducing Iran to a weakened, non-state-like entity.

By Vikas Meshram*  The United States–Israel strike on Iran is being justified by many Western nations as both logical and necessary. Yet this attack claimed the life of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, members of his family, and many others. Such an act cannot be justified. It marks a breakdown of the global legal order and underscores the expansion of American imperial ambitions. Since Donald Trump assumed the presidency, his administration has weakened global sovereignty and rendered international institutions—including the United Nations—increasingly ineffective.