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Mapping the hidden structure of an unaccountable organisation “in the case of secret organisation like the RSS which has no records of membership, no registers etc., securing of authentic information whether a person is an active member or not is a very difficult task.” (Selected Correspondence of Sardar Patel; edited by Durga Das; vol 6, p… Read More The RSS Does Not Exist – on paper
A group of 60 former civil servants has written to the Chief Justice of India, claiming that a “conflict of interest” in the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) could compromise the outcome of cases challenging the Forest Conservation Amendment Act, 2023. In their open letter dated June 30, the signatories, including former secretaries, ambassadors,… Read More Conflict of interest in Central Empowered Committee may compromise FCAA cases: Retired bureaucrats write to CJI
How the media becomes an arm of the government Hartosh Singh Bal December 1, 2020 {1} AS IT BECAME CLEAR that Donald Trump had been ousted and Joe Biden was to be the next president of the United States, Anant Goenka tweeted, I hope after Biden’s victory, American news media takes time to introspect its partisan… Read More Executive (and) Editor (2020)
Both the FIRs, against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore and Dr. Medusa, have been lodged under multiple charges including “endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India” New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh police have registered an FIR against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore under multiple charges including “endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India”. Shortly… Read More After Singer Neha Singh Rathore, FIR Against Dr. Medusa Over Posts on Pahalgam Attack
While much has been written about the Modi regime’s economic failures and diplomatic missteps, the most insidious damage lies elsewhere – in the corrosion of India’s socio-cultural fabric. Anand Teltumbde on the experience of being in jail for 31 months in the Bhima Koregaon case Anand Teltumbde There was a short-lived euphoria last month when… Read More India’s Social Regression Under Modi’s Eleven Years May Not Be Mendable
The fact is that in 50 years, India’s democracy has swung between two extremes – from two years of the ‘darkest period’ to ten-plus years of the ‘deep-dark period.’ M.G. Devasahayam June 26, 2025, is the 50th anniversary of the infamous Emergency. As the anniversary year dawned in 2024, the top honchos of the ruling… Read More Fifty Years After the Emergency, India’s Democracy Is Dying in a Leadership Vacuum
During Operation Sindoor, the Indian media did not merely broadcast propaganda – it deliberately subverted the truth. Nissim Mannathukkaren The India-Pakistan conflict in May left a deep chasm in the subcontinent. It also revealed a breakdown on both sides of the border on what constitutes fact and the truth. This reflects an unprecedented polarisation of… Read More From Mumbai 26/11 to Pahalgam, India has entered the post-truth era
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It is necessary to see how news media has responded to the opposition leader’s article and how soon. Prem Shankar Jha It has taken the Election Commission four months to respond to opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s first disturbing accusation at a press conference in February – that the Commission had somehow managed not to notice that there were… Read More Why the Response to Rahul Gandhi’s Accusation of a Stolen Election Is Less Than Convincing
After the truth-shower 