POLITICAL polarisation at a global level is worming itself into the governance fabric of institutions. Institutions are being immobilised by political polarisation at both elite and mass levels.

While CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is a popular figure with a welfare politics and governance track record he can leverage for ...

Structured dialogue is a starting point for developing a shared understanding between people with opposing views on polarising political issues. Even in seemingly intractable contexts, such as ...

Merriam-Webster has chosen “polarisation” as its Word of the Year for 2024, reflecting the deepening divisions in society, particularly in the United States. The term, which denotes a shift towards ...

he term ‘populism’ is derived from the Latin root word populus which means ‘the people.’ In a democratic polity, people are considered the sole legitimate source of political authority because it is ...

COVID-19 has unleashed a new wave of democratic erosion across South and Southeast Asia. In India, the government arrested activists who protested against a discriminatory citizenship law and in ...

POLITICAL violence and unprecedented upheavals are taking place around the world, and the level of anxiety is also being raised. Former US president Donald Trump being shot at and grazed by the bullet ...

Senior BJP leader and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has also kept “Miyas” in his crosshairs for a long time – from calling on Assamese people to not buy vegetables grown by Miya farmers or fish ...

Political polarisation hurting transparency; India ‘mystery’ for global investors: Abhijit Banerjee ...