Ideas

Of Monsters and Men: JNU v/s the Anti-national State

Written by Sourya Reddy  The day is like what’ve come to expect of any other in Delhi: filled with unease and tension over where the...
GDPR

Changing Privacy Policies: The Coming of GDPR

Written by Saisree Subramanian  The past couple of months have seen a flurry of activity at internet companies. Users have been presented with updated terms...

The Validity of Damore’s Claims: Comparing Apples and Oranges

Researched and written by Ayan Tandon The recent controversy at Google wherein employee James Damore expressed his apprehensions regarding Google’s diversity programs has garnered much...

The Art of the New Wilderness

Edward Burtynsky’s astonishing photographic series China Recycling maps waste. In them,  he provides a frightening visual reminder of a civilisation – human, that is...

Bursting the Balloon: Making Sense of COVID-19 Figures

A week ago, India reported over one lakh cases of COVID-19. The country is now amongst the top ten worst affected by the virus....

The Citizens’ Tricolour

Written by Gopika Kumaran  Public action in today's day and age need not be limited to a protest, internet campaigns or vigils. Collective public action...
Moving Beyond a Unidimensional AI Arms Race The Bastion

Moving Beyond a Unidimensional AI Arms Race

Written by Swagam Dasgupta  “Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia but for all humankind,” said Putin via live video to Russian students...

A Reprehensible Republic: Republic TV’s Hollow Coverage of the Abrogation of Article 370

In any healthy democracy, the mainstream media is entrusted with the role of a watchdog, expected to always hold power to account. Unfortunately, much...
Rohingya Refugee

Situating India in the Rohingya: The Paradox of its Neutrality

Written by Manas Dutt.  As international limelight continues to fall on the Rohingya crisis, the UN has repeatedly stated that the displacement of Rohingya Refugees...
India

When Things Go East

As New Delhi welcomes the ten leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the emergence of the ‘Asian Century’ is becoming increasingly visible. In...