India’s Isolation at SCO Raises Alarm Bells: Foreign Policy Failures Now Too Visible to Ignore
New Delhi; India’s growing diplomatic isolation at the recently concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit has triggered serious concerns among strategic experts and former diplomats. The forum, once seen as an important multilateral platform where India could balance its strategic autonomy between East and West, now reflects the shrinking influence of New Delhi on the […]
Delhi University’s Syllabus Purge: A Step Backward for Academic Freedom and Critical Inquiry
Delhi University’s recent proposal to remove courses on Pakistan, China, Islam, and caste-related topics from its postgraduate curricula in Political Science, Geography, and Sociology has ignited a fierce debate about academic freedom, pedagogical integrity, and the role of universities in fostering critical thinking. The decision, driven by the university’s Standing Committee on Academic Matters, reflects […]
Emergency Then, Emergency Now: A Tale of Two Democratic Crises
In Indian political memory, few events evoke such stark fear and regret as the Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi between June 1975 and March 1977. This 21 Months period is rightly considered a dark chapter in India’s democratic history—a time when civil liberties were curtailed, opposition leaders jailed, press freedoms suspended, and authoritarianism […]
