By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, July 19, 2026: With more than 20 days of the hunger strike of noted environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk. Early this morning, the Delhi police forcibly ( and against his will) admitted him to a hospital ,apparently due to his deteriorating health condition. Wangchuk with some other studentsContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, July 14, 2026: NGOs are much in the news these days for various reasons. From the ramparts of Red Fort Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RSS Pracharak (full-time Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, RSS, volunteer), declared that RSS is the biggest NGO of the world. Incidentally there was anotherContinue Reading
By M.K.George Rome, July 4, 2026: What is happening in Venezuela is deeply personal to me. My Superior General is Venezuelan, and so is the priest who faithfully attends to my daily needs, providing food, care, and companionship. It pains me to see them carry the weight of a shatteredContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, July 3, 2025: Exactly five years ago, on July 5, 2021, Jesuit Father Stan Swamy was murdered. He was killed because he refused to kow-tow to a brutal, fascist regime. He was killed because he took a stand for justice and truth! He was killed becauseContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, July 1, 2026: Today India observes National Doctors’ Day, a time to honor the invaluable contributions of physicians. The day also marks the birth and death anniversaries of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, one of the nation’s most revered doctors, freedom fighters, philanthropists and the formerContinue Reading
By M.K.George Rome, June 29, 2026: There are some faces that haunt me. They make me feel sad, angry, and, at times, I want to yell out. They confuse me. They fill me with despair. They prompt me to rebel. They make me feel so helpless. They make me pray.Continue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, June 21, 2026: We have celebrated ‘World Refugee Day’ once again! It is a day on which all of us are called to remember and to honour the strength, courage and resilience of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflictContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, June 19, 2026: The ruling regime continues in a systematic yet manipulative manner, with its vicious, anti-people agenda. The latest is its insensitive and draconian proposed changes to the FCRA. On 25 March, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok SabhaContinue Reading
By M.K.George Rome, June 7, 2026: I do not mean to sound parochial or ethnically biased in asking this question. In the context of Pope Leo’s recent call to ground discernment on Artificial Intelligence in Catholic Social Teaching, and the emergence of the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ (CJP), one question keepsContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, May 7, 2026: The editorial in the latest Economic and Political Weekly (Vol. 61, Issue No. 22, 30 May 2026) delivers a scathing verdict on the Great Nicobar Project. Titled The Great Nicobar Project: A Holistic Folly, it argues that claims of strategic importance are flimsy,Continue Reading
