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Papers for the Citizen, Accountability for the Powerful: India’s Growing Documentation Paradox

India is witnessing an extraordinary paradox. On one hand, ordinary citizens are increasingly asked to produce documents to establish who they are, where they were born, whether they are...

A Passport Without Citizenship? India’s Legal Gap Needs Reform

The recent statement by the Ministry of External Affairs that an Indian passport is “a travel document, not proof of citizenship” has reignited an important debate. While the statement...

NTA’s Failure Cannot Be Solved by Banning Telegram

The Union government’s decision to restrict access to Telegram ahead of the re-conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) reflects a troubling tendency in public...

CBSE Under Scrutiny: Negligence, Accountability, and a System Losing Public Trust

The recent controversy surrounding the Central Board of Secondary Education has triggered serious public concern about how India’s largest school examination body is being managed. What is emerging is...