Prasad Dixit

From Britain to Nepal, economic discontent is rewriting the rules of democratic politics. Although the United Kingdom and Nepal occupy opposite ends of the global economic spectrum, they offer a remarkably similar political lesson. One is a former imperial power, the world's fifth-largest economy, a G7 member and nuclear state with centuries-old democratic institutions. The other is a small, landlocked Himalayan nation still classified by the United Nations as a Least Developed Country,...

Mass defections are often blamed on ambition. But history suggests that parties begin to fracture when they lose ideological purpose. The spate of mass defections and vertical splits witnessed over the past few years has become the subject of heated debates in television studios and extensive media coverage. The list is long - the undivided Shiv Sena, the NCP, the AAP, the TMC, the Shiv Sena (UBT), with speculation also rife about several others. The BJP’s aggressive strategy of expanding its...

Instead of getting trapped in binaries, Indian society must learn the neutrality that genuine scientific temper demands. AI generated image Article 51A(h) of the Indian Constitution, added through the 42nd Amendment in 1976, makes it the duty of every citizen to develop a scientific temper. The Indian education system places considerable emphasis on science and technology from an early age. Scholarships support deserving students pursuing scientific study and research. Several states have...