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Narco-Terrorism and India's Internal Security: Confronting the New Drug-Terror Nexus
Narco-terrorism is no longer just a criminal issue; it has become a strategic threat to India's internal security. With Myanmar emerging as the world's leading illicit opium producer, India faces the urgent task of dismantling drug networks that finance terrorism, fuel organized crime, and exploit vulnerable border regions.
The return to family: The world rediscovers what India never forgot
As loneliness and social fragmentation grow worldwide, India's enduring family-centred ethos offers a practical framework for building resilient individuals, stronger communities and compassionate societies.
The self-appointed gatekeeper of Muslim Personal Law in India
Examines the origins, legal status and growing influence of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), and explains how a non-statutory body has shaped India's debates on Muslim personal law, religious freedom and legal reform.
India's child marriage decline: A reality check for the developed world?
India has sharply reduced child marriage, yet many developed nations still allow underage marriages through legal exceptions. Are global standards being applied consistently?
India's ageing villages: The new demographic reality
India's next demographic challenge is not population growth but rural ageing. NFHS-6 reveals villages growing older as migration, longer lives, and lower fertility reshape society.
Menstrual Hygiene in India: From Taboo to Public Health Priority
79.2% of 15-24 year old women in India use hygienic methods of menstrual protection, states NFHS-6. Taboo is largely over. Now, what needs attention?
Birthing by the Clock: What is the BTS of increased C-section births in India?
India has successfully brought more women into hospitals for childbirth, but the rapid rise of C-sections, especially in private hospitals, raises important questions about whether childbirth is increasingly being shaped by medical necessity, market forces, and social pressures rather than clinical need.
It’s comedy! It’s serious!
Comedy is taste, style and market economics. Social consequences of profanity in standup comedians’ shows have reignited ‘style vs substance’ debate. Does it really lack substance?
The Achiever Versions of Indian Gen-Z Creating Waves
Is Gen-Z inheriting India's future or actively creating it? Across the country, a new generation is quietly redefining what leadership, innovation, and success look like.
Time to fix India’s exam system, not just the symptoms
For the lakhs of students and their parents, what matters is fixes in examination system to curb recurrence of such fiascos in future.
Are we ready for a ‘DINK’y future?
The rise of the DINK (Double Income, No Kids) lifestyle in India reflects changing urban aspirations shaped by careers, consumerism and evolving cultural influences. While many view it as a marker of personal freedom and financial independence, the trend has also sparked concerns about its impact on family values, emotional fulfilment and the country’s social and demographic future.
Can the caste census reflect an accurate picture in modern India?
Caste census debates recur each election; past attempts reveal measurement challenges, identity fluidity, politicisation, and risks of flawed data driving divisive policies instead of justice.