Killer Robots With A ConscienceThe World Is Turning to AI Weapons to Reduce War Casualties. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Artificial intelligence is a volatile, developing technology riddled with errors, bias, and almost no legal regulation. By Aditi Murti
Beware What You PostBihar, Uttarakhand Police Will Now Check Individuals’ Protest Sympathy, Participation During Verification Process Political social media posts could now determine who gets a passport, a bank loan, and more. By Satviki Sanjay
First Person PerspectiveIn a Post‑Truth World, Personal Anecdotes Are More Convincing Than Facts in Political Debates, Researchers Find "The problem is that facts – at least today – are themselves subject to doubt, especially when they conflict with our political beliefs." By Aditi Murti
gag orderCentre Bars Publicly Funded Universities From Virtually Hosting International Events That Discuss India’s “Internal Matters” The directive aims to control discussion of India's security, Northeast states, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and other contentious issues. By Satviki Sanjay
There Are Better Things To DoSouth Delhi Passes Mandate for Restaurants, Butcher Shops to Label Meat as Halal or Jhatka Restaurateurs and meat shopkeepers say the unnecessary measure will only sow communal division. By Satviki Sanjay
Staying AccountableThe U.S. Inauguration Was Good for Global Morale but Shouldn’t Make Us Complacent Accountability in leadership is critical now, more than ever, as the U.S. can't just go back to 'normal.' By Aditi Murti
Breathing Life Into LanguageUse of Regional Languages in Rajya Sabha Sessions Increased Five Hundred Percent in 2020 Regional languages serve as inalienable symbols of the rich multi-cultural character of the federal and democratic polity that India is. By Satviki Sanjay
Gloss Is Not EnoughThe Kamala Harris Vogue Cover Shows Fashion Magazines Are Struggling for Relevance Readers want authenticity, but they also want powerful women to be treated with reverence. By Aditi Murti
The War Against LovePrivate Lab Confirms Woman Miscarried While in Custody Under UP’s New ‘Love Jihad’ Law The woman claims doctors at the district hospital gave her injections that caused her miscarriage. By Aditi Murti
The Value of IndependenceTell Me More: Talking Anti‑Trafficking Laws and the Dignity of Sex Work With Kiran Deshmukh "Once women band together, they become formidable opponents," says the president of the National Network of Sex Workers. By Aditi Murti
Lies and PropagandaUP Police Investigation of ‘Love Jihad’ Concludes What We Already Know — It Doesn’t Exist The myth of love jihad dates to the 1920s -- but recent political and internet outrage over the made-up phenomenon proves India can't shake its communalism. By Aditi Murti
Cleaning UpThe Centre Announced a Plan to Eliminate Manual Scavenging by 2021; Will It Work? If the new policies ignore caste, then manual scavenging will continue to wreak havoc on Dalit lives, experts say. By Rajvi Desai
Freedom of CritiqueFIR Filed Against Goa Professor Who Critiqued Mangalsutra as Symbol of Oppression In a six-month-old Facebook post, the professor had compared mangalsutra-wearing women to "chained dogs." By Aditi Murti
Power Of ProtestUnprecedented Protests Force Poland to Pause Abortion Ban Women have been leading massive protests in response to a Polish court ruling that would outlaw most abortions. By Aditi Murti
Intersections of ViolenceThe Dalit Caste Identity of Hathras Victim Is Vital to Recognizing Her Rape as a Casteist Crime This is not the first time dominant castes have used sexual violence as a means to wield power over Dalit women's bodies. By Aditi Murti
Representation Matters!Japanese MP Criticizes New Cabinet, Calls It ‘Democracy Without Women’ Japan’s global ranking on gender parity is 121, out of 153 countries. By Devrupa Rakshit
What Is Decent?Pakistan Blocks Five Dating Apps for “Immoral, Indecent” Content The apps were blocked under a new set of rules meant to regulate online content that impacts the "decency and morality" of citizens. By Aditi Murti
Keepers of Our HistoryWhen We Destroy Forests, We Lose Millennia of Data Chronicling Earth, Human History Forests hold multitudes of data that helps us understand climate change and the effects of habitat destruction. By Akhila Vijayaraghavan