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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

As the world descends on Paris for the biggest show in sport, the question must be asked if the Olympic Games still hold the same

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

Neurodivergent children — those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or other difference in brain functioning — face myriad issues at schools ill-equipped to help them.

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

There’s a lot of fearmongering around children and their interactions with digital technology, but the truth is more nuanced.

Myanmar conflict paves way for a new style of democracy

The 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government of Myanmar and the ensuing civil conflict has unlocked new ways of imagining its political future.

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Modi promised so much but science has stagnated on his watch

There is little reason to believe that a third term for Modi will result in the revival of Indian scientific research and innovation

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Polls will test Modi’s politics of Muslim exclusion

Aspiration of an inclusive India has been under threat in the Modi regime.

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India’s decade of democratic deficit

Parliamentary procedures have been tossed aside as an increasing number of laws are passed with little or no debate.

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BJP lays siege to India’s education system

The National Education Policy provides the BJP and RSS ample scope to reshape the institutional architecture of education.

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Will regional parties stop the Modi juggernaut?

The battle for India is being fought in the states as the general election turns local.

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The crisis of India’s parliamentary democracy

Parliament’s hollowing out can only be checked, and reversed, by a successful electoral challenge to the Modi personality cult.

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How big money finances Indian politics

The business elite funds political parties and elections in return for economic favours or for securing favourable policies for their industry

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Red alert: How cinema helps the Modi myth

Cinematic fiction has become the convenient way of ‘correcting’ historical frictions, especially where facts are inconvenient

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How India uses national interest as a smokescreen to muzzle the media

The Indian government is weaponising ‘national interest’ measures to close down reporting it deems critical of the Modi government.

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Islamic terror’s renewed threat to Putin’s strongman image

Vladimir Putin’s reputation was built on fighting terrorism, yet a month after the deadly Crocus City Hall attack, his policies make Russia more exposed to it.

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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

Myanmar conflict paves way for a new style of democracy

Modi promised so much but science has stagnated on his watch

Polls will test Modi’s politics of Muslim exclusion

India’s decade of democratic deficit

BJP lays siege to India’s education system

Will regional parties stop the Modi juggernaut?

The crisis of India’s parliamentary democracy

How big money finances Indian politics

Red alert: How cinema helps the Modi myth

How India uses national interest as a smokescreen to muzzle the media

Islamic terror’s renewed threat to Putin’s strongman image

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