Indian Political Debate

Bihar is heading into a knife-edge election with a peculiar emotional register: an appetite for change bound tightly to a demand for measurable delivery. Voters

In the dusty lanes and tea-stalls of Bihar, a quiet mutiny is rising. The familiar political rhythms—of caste-based allegiances, alliance switches, and headline-catching promises—are being

The newest national accounts offer an easy headline and a harder truth. Real GDP in Q1 FY26 rose 7.8% year-on-year and real GVA 7.6%—a clean

Introduction India’s caste system, one of the most enduring and complex forms of social stratification, has profoundly influenced the subcontinent’s cultural, political, and biological landscape.

AbstractCaste is often treated as an eternal feature of South Asian society, but a closer reading of archaeology, text, and economic logic shows a far

Abstract:This paper revisits classical theories of survival and societal structure as framed by Thomas Malthus, Charles Darwin, and Herbert Spencer. While Malthusian and Spencerian interpretations