Akhilesh Sinha

Concerns beyond technical failure with investigators probing possible targeted attack New Delhi: The fire at the Pachpadra refinery in Balotra, Rajasthan, is no longer being viewed as just another industrial accident. It is increasingly raising a larger question in the national discourse: was this merely an unfortunate mishap, or does it point to something more deliberate? At a time when the world is grappling with volatile crude oil supplies, the outbreak of a fire at a key greenfield...

Tamil Nadu elections spotlight custodial violence, systemic bias, and weak justice delivery New Delhi: Tamil Nadu's Assembly elections are once again set to determine the political trajectory of the state. This time, however, the debate extends well beyond development, welfare schemes, or the proclaimed success of the "Dravidian model." Questions of law and order, justice, and accountability have moved decisively to the center of the electoral discourse. Beneath the cold surface of statistics...

India’s long-delayed delimitation, now entangled with women’s reservation and an overdue census, risks turning a democratic necessity into a  major political standoff. The greatest strength of Indian democracy lies in its population and its diversity. Yet, this very strength now raises a fundamental question has political representation kept pace with the country's rapidly growing population? And if not, can we claim to be upholding the spirit of democracy by continuing to defer delimitation?...