American Exceptionalism and the Rise of the Ugly American
Frontlineby Aditya Sinha27 Aug 2026
Americans try and succeed at looking their best (other than the poor, and the mass of President Donald Trump’s unwashed voter base).
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Frontlineby Soni Mishra26 Aug 2026
“Reel ka zamana hai. Social media mein influencers aapko khinch ke kahin-kahin le jate haain [This is the age of reels.
Caste Census 2027 and the Risk of Another Failed Count
Frontlineby Trina Vithayathil; Ashok Danavath26 Aug 2026
The Union government has confirmed repeatedly over the past year that the main round of Census 2027 will include an enumeration of caste.
Parandur Airport Cancelled, But Chennai Needs a New Airport
Frontlineby R K Radhakrishnan26 Aug 2026
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government on August 24 announced the cancellation of the Parandur greenfield airport project, fulfilling one of the TVK’s election promises. Chief Minister C.
India’s FTA Push Faces a Critical Utilisation Gap
Frontlineby Tarun Agrawal26 Aug 2026
India’s free trade agreement (FTA) strategy is entering a different phase. For much of the past decade, success was measured by how many markets New Delhi could bring within its preferential trade...
When privacy becomes a wall of secrecy
Frontlineby Madhavi Ravikumar; Anees M26 Aug 2026
Consider an ordinary civic failure. A road outside a neighbourhood is repaired before the monsoon. Within weeks, it breaks apart.
At Jadavpur, Campus Violence Signals a Wider Political Shift
Frontlineby Agnideb Bandyopadhyay26 Aug 2026
Antariksha Roy, a 24-year-old postgraduate student at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University (JU), reached the campus quite late on August 19 when he heard a scuffle had broken out between two rival student...
The Frontline Fortnightly | Columns and Pillars
Frontlineby Jinoy Jose P26 Aug 2026
Dear reader, Let me begin with the story of arguably the world’s first great newspaper column. In 1751, a newspaper in London started featuring the writings of a man who signed himself as “The...
Why Companies Still Send CSR Money to PM CARES
Frontlineby N V Geetha26 Aug 2026
When the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund was set up in March 2020, India was entering an emergency without precedent.
Third Mumbai: Why Raigad Villagers Oppose Land Acquisition
Frontlineby Amey Tirodkar25 Aug 2026
In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March inspired millions of Indians to defy British rule through civil disobedience.
Why India’s Census Must Count Every Migrant
Frontlineby S Irudaya Rajan; Arif Nizam25 Aug 2026
After an unprecedented delay of six years, Census 2026–27 has kicked off, with the completion of the house-listing exercise and population enumeration scheduled for the first quarter of 2027.
Indian Parliament: Why Democracy Needs Reform
Frontlineby Nilakantan R S25 Aug 2026
A well-functioning legislature is a necessary condition for a well-functioning modern democracy. By that measure, India’s democracy is in poor shape.
CJP, Civil Liberties, and the Price of Political Power
Frontlineby Vertika Mani25 Aug 2026
The Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) emergence as a dissenting, iconoclastic voice and its attempt to grow from protest theatre into a grassroots movement through campaigns such as “School Theek Karo”...
Supreme Court Reform Opens New Path to Judicial Service
Frontlineby Faizan Mustafa; Adiya Ayan Giri25 Aug 2026
Some judgments settle a dispute. A few repair a pathway. The judgment in the Bhumika Trust v. Union of India (2026) belongs to the second category and deserves the warm welcome of every law...
Literary Round-Up: Exploring Class, Identity, Capitalism, and State Control in New Books
Frontlineby AI Summary25 Aug 2026
And I am the Arrow Pia Ghosh-Roy Picador India Rs.599 Centred on the Chatterjee family of old Kolkata, this novel is told through multiple voices.
Delhi Protests and the Making of a Citizens’ Movement
Frontlineby Rajeev Bhargava25 Aug 2026
We have just witnessed a mini-uprising, the first of its kind in independent India: spontaneous, virtually leaderless, born of horizontal networks rather than political organisation.
Census 2027: How India’s Biggest Data Exercise Evolved
Frontlineby Ankush Agarwal; Vikas Kumar25 Aug 2026
Newly independent India required population statistics to conduct elections, plan the economy, and redistribute resources across tiers of the government.
India’s Delayed Digital Census Reinstates Caste: Power, Data Gaps, and the Future of Governance
Frontlineby Vaishna Roy25 Aug 2026
From 1951, when the first census of independent India was held, until 2011, India had never missed this decadal demographic exercise. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, derailing the 2021 Census.
Census 2027: Why India’s Census Faces a Trust Deficit
Frontlineby Vikas Kumar25 Aug 2026
Modern statistics began as the eyes and ears of the state and facilitated the expansion of its tax base and conscription.
India Census 2027 and the Deepening North-South Divide
Frontlineby Nilakantan R S25 Aug 2026
India’s ongoing census will be the most consequential enumeration of its people since Independence.