Opinion

From Silence to the Ballot: The Historic Student Movement...

Opinion Sidra Khan -
History is usually kept alive by the events that happen rarely by the moments when events stop....

Why Is There No Students’ Union at Jamia Millia...

Opinion Khan Tahir -
A students’ union is not merely about elections; rather, it is an important institution for leadership development,...

When the Judiciary Begins to Sound Like the Majoritarian...

Opinion Aasif Mujtaba -
"There is no tyranny more cruel than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law...

Flydubai FZ1073: False Flag, Security Failure, or a Bigger...

Opinion Azmat Ali -
The Flydubai FZ1073 incident is under investigation, but, shortly after it occurred, social media users flooded social...

The Constitution Says Liberty, The Prison Says Wait

Opinion Zahid -
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and the uneasy promise of Article 21 under the UAPA The Supreme Court says...

Saudi Claims Houthi Drone Near Mecca; Houthis Deny, Iran...

Opinion Azmat Ali -
The war between Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi Arabia has entered a dangerous zone. This year, the war...

STUDENTS HAVE TO SCREAM TO BE HEARD 

Opinion Shemaa Sarwar -
Sometimes anger does not come from hatred. It comes from fear.  The kind of fear that makes...

When Neutrality Demands Invisibility: The “Assalamualaikum” Question

Opinion Zahid -
Constitutional neutrality, or forced invisibility? On September 13, an Indian Police Service officer posted a video for a...

Six months of US-Iran War: The War Iran Refused...

Opinion Azmat Ali -
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah...

The Partition of 1947 and Today’s “Invisible Partition”

Opinion Sagirahmed Ansari -
Has a new border been created in the minds of Indian Muslims? In 1947, the country's borders were...

The Dilemma of Ambiguity: The Hidden fault lines of...

Opinion Mohammed Aman -
On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan amalgamated together for the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. The...

 The Hijab Case Is Not About Theology. It Never...

Opinion Abdul Samad -
Allahabad High Court  earlier this week, dismissed a Muslim student's plea to wear a hijab with her...

When the Protest Ends, the Data Doesn’t: AI Surveillance...

Opinion Qamree -
Two courts are asking the same question the Indian state has not answered yet: what happensto a...

The Silent Agitation in Ranchi: When Student protest Become...

Opinion Azam Khan -
Student movements have been assigned a specific geographical and ideological space in the national media and its...

What Palestine’s Support Means for India’s UNSC Bid?

Opinion Yashfee Sadiqa Zaidi -
Palestine’s decision to support India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)...

A School, Not Compensation: Compensation Closes a File; a...

Opinion Azmat Ali -
What happened in Bankura, West Bengal, is heartbreaking. Twenty-five-year-old Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) volunteer Abdul Hafeez, as...

Same Crime, Same State? What the Kanwar Yatra keeps...

Opinion Zahid -
On August 8, the Muzaffarnagar police booked Sajid Rashidi, president of the All India Imam Association, for...

Revisiting Hafeez Nomani’s Prison Memoir Roodad-e-Qafs

Opinion Umar Harish -
Since India’s independence, Aligarh Muslim University has faced repeated attempts to alter its status, reconstruct its identity...

Beyond 1947: The Unfinished Project of Indian Independence

Opinion Azmat Ali -
India became independent on 15 August 1947 and nearly two centuries of British colonial rule ended. However,...

The Politics of a Name: What Mohammad Irfan’s Viral...

Opinion Azam Khan -
"My name is Mohammad Irfan." This was no mysterious proclamation. It contained neither flowery rhetoric nor any provocative...

Debating Free Speech, Religious Respect and Equal Treatment in...

Opinion Madiha Raza -
India is a secular and democratic country. Its Constitution, under Article 19, guarantees freedom of speech and...

Words at War: Narrative Warfare and Colonial Discourse

Opinion Azmat Ali -
War is more than military confrontation. It is fought not only with destructive weapons such as fighter...

The Delimitation Trap : How India’s Women’s Reservation Act...

Opinion Azam Khan -
When the "Nari Shakti Vandan Act" (106th Constitutional Amendment) was passed almost unanimously in a special session...

The Cost of Silence: Understanding Sonam Wangchuk’s Hunger Strike

Opinion Sidra Khan -
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this guest contribution are solely those of the author and...

THEY ONLY ASKED ‘QUESTIONS’ 

Opinion Shemaa Sarwar -
On 20 July 2026, in INDIA, the world's largest democracy, the promises of the Constitution stood at...

Sonam Wangchuk’s Detention Is Surprising? No. It Is a...

Opinion Fatima Shabih -
The forceful detention of Sonam Wangchuk has generated outrage across the country. For many, it came as...

SAYYED ALI KHAMENEI: THE DUAL LEGACY OF RESISTANCE AND...

Opinion Irfan Shabir Sultani -
"We will not run away, we will be buried in this very land. There is no superpower...

A Woman Dies Only Once. Her Personhood, However, is...

Opinion Sidra Fatima -
Almost every time a woman is murdered, assaulted, or raped, the violence does not end with her...

Propaganda or Profit? Why Hyper-Nationalism is Bollywood’s Only Safe...

Opinion Mantasha Asfar -
There was a time when a Bollywood movie was India’s ultimate culture calling card. For decades, Hindi...

Khamenei Funeral; A Global South Awakening

Opinion Azam Khan -
The six-day state funeral was held in Tehran following the passing of Iran's Supreme Leader.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...

How a Quranic Verse Became Iran’s Political Message to...

Opinion Azmat Ali -
The state funeral of slain former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began on Friday, 3 July, with...

The One-Dollar Embassy and Politics of Dispossession

Opinion Yashfee Sadiqa Zaidi -
The recent American-Israeli agreement to lease land in West Jerusalem for One dollar over 99 years is...

WHY ISRAEL WOULD NOT SUSTAIN PEACE DEAL WITH LEBANON:...

International Mantasha Asfar -
The United States is currently pushing a massive regional peace framework in Switzerland. This diplomatic drive aims...