Ambedkar’s engagement with the minority as an ‘idea’ and creating favourable space within the democratic political structure for it has been and is more relevant in India now.

Since Ambedkar’s passing, Ambedkarites have been leaving a mark in various arenas, from politics to academia to employees’ organisations and more. Yet, as Anand Teltumbde puts it, “Every Ambedkarite, whether they are conscious of it or not, experiences some crisis."

Universities have a responsibility to recognise the limitations of a ranking-obsessed policy ecosystem.

Despite Trump's promises, economic nationalism has neither made America great nor uplifted struggling communities. Instead, it has widened inequalities, destabilised global trade and pushed the world toward a more divided economic order – one where the marginalised suffer the most.

Deeper, structural problems of efficiency and equity in improving content and quality of Indian higher education is a complex subject of discussion and requires long-term policy planning.

The fight for India's political future goes beyond simple electoral triumphs; it entails reimagining democracy, government, and the state's role in a world growing ever more complex.

The fifteen Finance Commission has made matters worse. Ensuring fiscal cooperation and transparent functioning for a secured, fraternally placed federal policy is vital for protecting the Union-State fiscal space and enhancing macroeconomic stability to the economy.

The previous terms of this government have been heavily centred on raising capital expenditure at the cost of essential welfare spending.

During the pandemic, most state budgets, due to swelling healthcare costs, were stretching thin and as a result accumulated higher deficits. The Union government stepped in to provide support, but a lot of the help was too little, too late.

Its success will hinge on addressing implementation challenges, especially for smaller banks, and ensuring transparent fund management.

While the bloc’s performance in Jharkhand is welcome, building a national alternative to the BJP will take more than small victories like these.

One also needs to recognise how the Nobel values popularity in academic work and its reach.

The mapping of core issues on which people vote can lead to their sustained centralisation in discourses.

To break free, India needs to invest heavily in education and skill development, ensuring its workforce is ready to compete on the global stage.

The World Development Report 2024 casts a dismal picture of India’s growth trajectory. The report states that it would take us nearly 75 years to set foot outside the threshold of the middle-income trap, our economy is currently embroiled in.

India’s political opposition, strengthened by the recent Lok Sabha electoral performance, needs to ensure there is enough political pressure now on the Modi government to seriously pursue the charges levied against the SEBI chairperson.

Although the Union Budget 2024-25 aims to promote macro-growth and fiscal stability, its approach to welfare for the poor relies on limited entitlements, and the success of new schemes hinges on effective implementation of policies — a challenge given the government's history of delayed projects.

The government's agenda in the last 10 years on the economic front has been less to do with sound economic principles but more to do with electoral strategies combined with a pro-oligarchic capital wealth creation for certain businesses. 

Exam paper leaks cause immense damage to the psychological state of India’s younger generation in pursuit of a better, more progressive future.

There are three key structural issues that may continue to afflict India’s economic as well as broader political economy landscape that lies ahead despite the NDA's win.