25 years ago, political scientist and public intellectual Rajni Kothari spoke of the decline of the “Congress system.” Kothari spoke of the Congress becoming a “caricature of the Congress system”, in many ways a negation of it. He had famously coined the term “Congress System.” Kothari referred to the Congress’s …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto inaugurate the UNESCO World Heritage Prambanan Temple Compound Restoration and Conservation Project in Indonesia on Wednesday. Image Courtesy: @narendramodi The Indo-Pacific is an Indian civilisational construct. For over a millennium, civilisational India’s maritime, commercial, cultural and philosophical exchanges and contacts with the …

Beyond politics, Dr Mookerjee emerged as independent India’s foremost ambassador of Buddhism, reconnecting ancient civilisational bonds across Asia through culture As we commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and discuss and celebrate his multifaceted life and contributions there is one dimension of his life which makes …