By Ahan S. Prakash   When Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls India the “mother of democracy,” he’s not just making a grand statement, he’sRead More »The Mother of Democracy Under Modi

  By Ahan S. Prakash   The demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, a mosque that had stood for centuries, marks the moment whenRead More »Bulldozing a Minority: India’s Politics of Erasure

  By Ahan S. Prakash   Authoritarian regimes have a knack for flaunting their rule as if it is carved in stone. But really, itRead More »The War Returning to the Taliban

  By Ahan S. Prakash   When you look at the massive crowds rallying across India, from the flood of young people at Mumbai’s ShivajiRead More »India’s Youth: The Fight to Reclaim Democracy

  By Ahan S. Prakash   The rise of so called “non lethal” crowd control weapons worldwide has pulled back the curtain on a troublingRead More »India’s Pellet Gun Legacy

  By Ahan S. Prakash   Democracy isn’t just wobbling, it’s facing a full blown crisis of legitimacy on a global scale. Look around, whetherRead More »Democracy on Trial: America, India and Israel

                    By Ahan S. Prakash In the first months of 2024, as the world reeled fromRead More »India’s Hummus Trail: A Safe Haven for Israeli Soldiers

  By Ahan S. Prakash   When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stepped up to the mic at the 81st United Nations General Assembly inRead More »Erdoğan and Kashmir: A New Challenge for India

  By Ahan S. Prakash   The inaugural meeting of the Pakistan China Boundary Joint Commission in Islamabad stands as a key moment for oneRead More »India, China and Pakistan: The Border Game

  By Ahan S. Prakash   Right now, Afghanistan sits at the heart of one of the most dangerous chapters in global security since 9/11.Read More »Afghanistan’s Terror Sanctuary

  By Ahan S. Prakash   The idea of a powerful, multipolar world order was on full display at the 18th BRICS Summit in NewRead More »India’s BRICS Hypocrisy