Identity is destiny

The overwhelming demand for updating the National Register of Citizens represents an almost Darwinian struggle of a people to preserve their identity. A journey through the fault lines of Assam

Democracy has trumped demography in a situation where few people saw any hope

A reluctance to face facts has extracted a human cost in Kashmir. Now Jammu seems unwilling to draw lessons from it

India’s evolution is held back by a deep institutional malaise

The German question is not about the number of refugees it can take. Zaher’s story says it all

A think tank report warns that India is poised on the brink of anarchy, that we could hurtle very fast into an ungovernable mess. Worst case scenario? But highly plausible. The signs are all around us.