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Saturday, February 14, 2026
TopicCitizens

Topic: Citizens

SubscriberWrites: India’s electoral democracy caught in cobweb of freebies & cash transfer

Dr. Kunwar Siddarth Dadhwal -
The focus on freebies and cash transfers has led to policy paralysis, as parties prioritize short-term electoral gains over long-term policy planning.

SubscriberWrites: The complicit heart: How ordinary citizens become the instruments of their own demise

Indranil Mitra -
Bengal faces a stark reality of political decay, where decades of complicity and corruption have eroded its identity, leaving citizens to confront the consequences of their choices.

Not entrepreneurs, we need ‘social intrapreneurship’ for an ‘inside job’ in public sector

Adam Taylor -
Social intrapreneurship emerges as a concept that harnesses the ability of citizens to assist in appropriate governance and becomes agents of change.

City municipalities are poor in fixing problems. People are turning to MLAs middlemen, NGOs

Katie Pyle -
At the community level, citizens’ aspirations for their local areas are seldom heard or acted upon.

The list of creative ways China keeps tabs on its citizens is growing

Bloomberg News -
The list of ways China keeps an eye on its citizens, the latest idea being a social-credit system, is stoking international concerns.

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Opinion

How the RSS dialogue on caste changed over 100 years. Sangh and its ‘samajik samrasta’

Aditi Narayani -
Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.

The so-called ‘socialist pattern’ and democracy cannot co-exist for long: Minoo Masani

Haryana minister Anil Vij vs SP puts Rule 3 of All India Services to the test

Economy

Andhra proposes Rs 100-cr wealth fund, eyes Norway-style sovereign fund model to drive growth

Prasad Nichenametla -
Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presented a Rs 3.32 lakh crore budget for 2026–27 in the assembly Saturday.

Defence

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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