The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of humans in unprecedented ways
India's Strongarm Government Faces its Toughest Challenge From the Street
Protests on the street are continuing, even as the government continues to forcefully suppress them. What happens next is evolving and remains to be seen. However, it is certain that we live in “interesting times” where the word from the streets will perhaps echo louder and louder in the corridors of power.
When the Vote is in Question, Indian Democracy is on Trial
The spirit of democracy cannot be sustained merely because elections are held regularly. Restoring public faith in the institutions and systems that sustain elections is of paramount importance. The true measure of democracy is not whether power can be exercised, but whether it can be challenged peacefully
Southern Storms in Asia and Europe: What Youth Protests Reveal About Governance
Southern Europe shows that mobilisation can reshape political agendas while leaving difficult economic questions unresolved. South Asia shows that a narrow grievance can become a challenge to the legitimacy of a governing system when trust has already been eroded. The real test of governance is whether institutions learn between storms—before the next generation concludes that the street is the only place where its voice can be heard.
Ballot Over Barracks: Why Pakistan's Future Depends on Civilian Power
At independence, Pakistan's economy was competitive with India's. Today India's is more than ten times larger, and Pakistan is on roughly its 25th IMF program. Investors rarely abandon a country simply because it is poor. They leave when they cannot tell who actually decides.
More on Governance, Public Policy, Politics and Law
An environmental disaster off Colombo: Possible lapses in shipping protocols need investigation
The slow sinking of the fire-stricken Singapore-registered container ship X-Press Pearl off Colombo port, almost on the eve of World Environment Day June 5, has the potential to turn into a major environmental disaster for Sri Lanka and neighbouring India
Children had quarrel with neighbors; Christian parents in Pakistan spend eight years in prison for blasphemy
Having spent eight years in prison for a crime they never committed, for this Pakistani Christian couple justice has finally was served, but after a long, grueling wait, and at a heavy cost
