Digital child abuse, the danger of AI-based exploitation R ecently, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology of the British Government, along with the AI Safety Institute (now called the AI Security Institute), released the first-ever International AI Safety Report 2025 (updated February 18, 2025). It flags the imminent risk of the generation, the possession, … Read more
Waqf Bill to Be Tabled in Lok Sabha Today, Set for 8-hour Discussion New Delhi (editorial) : The Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, shortly after the Question Hour, followed by an extensive eight-hour debate. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju confirmed the schedule on Tuesday, stating that while … Read more
INDIA bloc as a beginning of democratic renewal The battle to secure India’s democracy and safeguard its constitutional values cannot be won through politics as usual. The ruling party thrives on centralisation and subversion of institutions, narratives, and decision-making. The Opposition must embrace the opposite: decentralisation, open dialogue, respect for norms, and a politics that … Read more
The introduction of the high-profile National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, has hidden the reality of a government that is profoundly indifferent to the education of India’s children and youth. The Union Government’s track record over the last decade has convincingly demonstrated that in education, it is concerned only with the successful implementation of three core … Read more
Auto Inc Fastens its Seatbelts,No Homecoming Braces for Trump Tariff Impact THREAT OF FRESH 25% LEVY SERVES AS SPEED BREAKER New Delhi: Tata Motors’ Jaguar Land Rover unit and component makers such as Bharat Forge, Samva- rdhana Motherson, Sona BLW and Ramkrishna Forgings are among those that could be hit by the 25% auto tariffs … Read more
The ‘Great Abandonment’ of Afghanistan editorial The showdown in the Oval office between United States President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month and the subsequent developments were watched everywhere, but they have echoed the loudest for Afghans around the world, many of whom live in exile. The comparisons to how the U.S. … Read more
Free and fair: On the Election Commission, calls for transparency Free and fair: On the Election Commission, calls for transparency : The Election Commission of India must not view calls for transparency as attempts to undermine it. The Election Commission of India (ECI) seems to have softened its stand about disclosing absolute numbers of booth-wise votes cast … Read more
Past as a prelude: On the Nagpur riots and Aurangzeb Past as a prelude: On the Nagpur riots and Aurangzeb : There is ample empirical evidence that riots in India are often orchestrated by vested interests and are not spontaneous eruptions of social tensions. It would therefore be inaccurate to attribute the violence in Nagpur, which left … Read more
Miles to go: on change in Manipur, the road to normalcy The Union Government finally attempts change in Manipur, but faces hurdles After months of trying to wade through an ethnic crisis by maintaining the status quo, the Union government finally got its act together and removed the N. Biren Singh-led government in Manipur from … Read more