The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy.
From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account
AI is reshaping the news ecosystem in the fields of search, fact-checking and personalised feeds. If used well, it can support journalism and strengthen democracy.
The Cockroach Janata Party’s protests reveal digitally driven mobilisation increasingly influencing governance while established parties retain enduring electoral dominance. (more…)
Youth protests across India transformed digital dissent into accountability, compelling unprecedented political concessions and democratic institutional reflection. (more…)
Nepal’s slum demolitions have displaced thousands, turning a promise of land reform into a human rights crisis. (more…)
Political exclusion, economic uncertainty, security concerns and diplomatic imbalance mark Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s fledgling regime. (more…)
Imported inflation, fragile manufacturing and unequal burdens complicate textbook arguments supporting unrestricted currency depreciation across India. (more…)
By tying caste recognition to religion, the law risks excluding those who continue to face the same discrimination it seeks to remedy. (more…)
India has revised its methodology for measuring economic growth after a decade. Better calculations matter, but the real test lies in how policymakers interpret them, and turn them into decisions that shape everyday life. (more…)
A landmark case and recent judicial ruling highlight tensions between healthcare access, professional titles and risks of quackery undermining public health. (more…)
Iranian strikes on US military bases in the Gulf states exposes alliance limits, legal dilemmas and heightened risks for host nations. (more…)
India must redesign its structures of dependence on external sources of fertiliser, in the face of the ongoing Gulf war. (more…)
In the era of energy transition, oil will continue to retain its strategic importance because of geopolitical realities. (more…)
