
Money, Morality and Discipline of Power
The relationship between wealth and political power has often been viewed through the lens of influence, patronage, and compromise. Yet, some of history’s most remarkable

The relationship between wealth and political power has often been viewed through the lens of influence, patronage, and compromise. Yet, some of history’s most remarkable

A household income still classified as “middle class” is buckling under rent, school fees and groceries in India’s NCR suburbs. Two salaried families earning close

A few days before the Bankipur by-election’s polling date , The AIDEM carried an essay by senior journalist Nalin Verma titled The Prashant Kishore Paradox.

Over the past two years, India’s elites have found a remarkably convenient explanation for the country’s failures: its young people. The reflex is remarkably consistent

True political and moral authority is rarely forged in isolation; it is tested and tempered through rigorous intellectual honesty and fierce accountability. Beyond the iconic

The CJP protests at Jantar Mantar have brought back echoes of the Gandhian tradition of sustained people oriented struggles. Beyond the speeches and slogans, they

The sudden postponement of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences’ (TISS) 86th Convocation has raised serious questions about institutional transparency, the shrinking space for dissent

Donald Trump has proclaimed a “historic” agreement for Hamas to disarm completely in Gaza, brokered by his Board of Peace. But with Benjamin Netanyahu dismissing

Football is a game of shifting momentum, where fortunes can change in an instant. This week, FIFA President Gianni Infantino discovered that the same principle

Every mass democratic movement creates its own political language. Sometimes it is articulated through slogans and speeches; at other times, it reveals itself in quieter
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