Civic thinker series
Uttarakhand Chopper Crash: What Caused the Joshimath Tragedy and Why Himalayan Aviation Safety Needs Urgent Attention
The chopper crash near Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district has once again raised serious questions about aviation safety in the…
France’s Unrest: Fox News Identifies 54 Groups as Communists Prepare November Youth Strike
France’s latest wave of protests is raising questions about the relationship between domestic grievances, ideological activism and international political networks….
Bihar’s Drug Crisis: Why Prohibition Alone Cannot Solve the Problem
Bihar’s decade-long prohibition experiment is confronting a troubling challenge: while the state has invested considerable resources in enforcing its liquor…
Samrat Choudhary’s Gaya Visit: Bihar’s Industrial Ambitions Meet the Test of Ground Reality
GAYA, BIHAR | 25 October 2026 Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary’s recent visit to Bodh Gaya has put industrial development,…
Streets in Motion: How Yesterday’s Barricades Shape Today’s France
Walk through the streets of Paris today, and you will likely encounter a scene deeply familiar to French history: crowded…
What Sparked the Fiery Protests in France—and How They Could Spread Across Europe
France is experiencing one of its most serious waves of street unrest in recent years. What began as a student…
France’s Budget Deficit Crisis: How Austerity, Teacher Shortages and Education Cuts Fuelled Student Unrest
France, one of Europe’s largest economies and a country renowned for its public education system, is facing an uncomfortable contradiction:…
“Hatred in Their Hearts”: Trump Blames Immigrants for Unrest in France, but Students Want Teachers
When US President Donald Trump declared that immigration had shattered France and accused newcomers from a “completely different world” of…
Who Is Neha Bora? The Youth Protest Movement, the Bangladesh Connection and the Question of Regime Change in India
Neha Bora, a 29-year-old doctoral scholar and national president of the All India Students’ Association (AISA), has emerged as one…
America’s Gun Epidemic: Why Does the Government Still Refuse to Rein In Civilian Gun Ownership?
Three children aged five, eight and eleven, along with a teacher, were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary…