The debate over whether India's tribal communities should be regarded as Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Jains, or followers of distinct indigenous religions has re-emerged in recent years.

The recent controversy surrounding the application of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system to the Mising community has become one of the most emotionally charged political debates in Arunachal Pradesh.

Looking from afar, from a region unaffected by the immediate crisis, it almost seemed strategic to use water cannons against protesters in the midst of the shocking water crisis in Indore, India's ...

Despite centuries of reformist efforts, from Gandhi and Ambedkar to contemporary activists, the caste system remains deeply embedded in the Indian psyche. One of the primary reasons for this ...

Universities and institutions of higher learning are meant to be spaces where secular, scientific, and critical ideas flourish. Their purpose extends beyond the mere dissemination of information; they ...

A massive gathering in the national capital last month has thrust a long-simmering political demand into the mainstream — the removal of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status from tribal individuals who convert ...

anti-war—films that focus on the essentially tragic nature of most wars and the importance for all humanity of trying to avoid them. Such films can play an important role in promoting peace and ...

India is currently in the grip of intense heat waves, with most of its cities experiencing exceptionally high temperatures. According to global air quality and temperature data, 97 of the world's 100 ...

A video of a group of Indian tourists, reportedly from Gujarat, performing Garba on the airport tarmac in Vietnam has gone viral on social media. The group, consisting of men and women, was seen ...

The Maoist insurgency in India is arguably at its weakest point since the formation of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) in 2004. Years of sustained counterinsurgency operations, leadership losses ...

The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, launched under President Hugo Chávez starting in 1999, represented a major attempt to transform the country's political, economic, and social systems. It drew ...

Zealots conducted the first recorded organised campaign of political violence against Roman occupation of Judaea during the 1st century CE. Historical accounts suggest that Roman governor Antonius ...