States and districts that have harnessed decentralised governance and community mobilisation have been more successful in controlling the second wave of the pandemic.

India finds itself caught in the wake of exceptionalism and premature triumphalism.

Kadambari Shah and Vibhav Mariwala discuss how state institutions are failing citizens because they were built to control, not govern.

In this opinion editorial, Shankkar Aiyer discusses the cues that we can take from historical champions of education policy in India including M C Chagla and Daulat Singh Kothari....

Vaidehi Tandel and Reuben Abraham explain that it is not density, but socioeconomic factors, state capacity, and lack of experience which explain case load...

In the Financial Express, Prakhar Misra and Sharmadha Srinivasan discuss the financial struggles that Indian states face as a result of the economic damage due to Covid-19. They recommend a set of actions to provide them with more resources....

The rubric of politics suggests the winter session was a contest of persuasive arguments on citizenship. It was also a session where MPs learnt some arresting facts about governance.

This article discusses solutions, on the need to invest in governance and dismantle hurdles, in the context of the crisis facing the Indian economy. 

This article on crime and safety in India looks at households’ perceptions of safety in the four cities and behavioural changes they may have adopted to keep themselves safe. 

Only 6-8% of victims of theft in four major Indian cities lodged a first information report (FIR) with the police, according to a new study. The remaining 92-94% are not reflected in any official record.