Why did it take so very long for India to find its voice in the context of the multipronged attack on Iran?
Silence in such situations does not indicate consent . Rather, it becomes a condition imposed by circumstance, an unwritten clause in the contract of continued relevance.
BY Manoj Kumar Jha 6 March 2026
Expressions once confined to the fringes now circulate in homes, classrooms, and online forums with alarming ease
BY Manoj Kumar Jha 17 February 2026
Where Nehru confronted blocs, Carney confronts caprice and greed. Yet both respond to the same danger: that global order might be shaped by coercion rather than consent.
BY Manoj Kumar Jha 28 January 2026
The backlash against Rahman is part of a larger pattern: artists, writers, academics, and journalists who warn against polarisation are cast as “anti-national”
BY Manoj Kumar Jha 21 January 2026
Elections stripped of ideology signal the rise of “marketisation” of politics—parties become brands, candidates turn into commodities and voters are treated as consumers to be enticed
BY Manoj Kumar Jha 31 October 2025
As election campaigns grow increasingly polarised, religious identity is being weaponised for political gain. It goes against India’s ideals and the norms and practices in any established democracy.
BY Manoj Kumar Jha 24 September 2025
By presiding over processes that narrow democratic participation, the Election Commission of India betrays the very idea of universal adult suffrage
BY Manoj Kumar Jha 1 September 2025
Political cadres not only act as an interface between parties and the masses, they also help in decentralising democracy at the grassroots
BY Manoj Kumar Jha 29 May 2022
In what direction is Bihar’s double-engine train moving? While the Niti Aayog report should have been a matter of collective shame, the Nitish Kumar government invariably looks for a shroud of denial.
BY Manoj Kumar Jha 18 December 2021
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