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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
TopicIndian elites

Topic: indian elites

Rahul Gandhi to MeToo, British-era criminal defamation law is only about power of the elite

The contest seen in courts today is between the 'right to reputation' of the wealthy and 'right to free speech' of a victim or journalist. India should not encourage this unequal battle.

Indian urban elite prefer Tharoor over Kharge for Congress. Caste discomfort a factor

The elites aren't comparing Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor based on their political and administrative experience, acumen, or even what is good for the Congress.

What gives Indian democracy its long life? The choices elites make

Brown University professor writes that Modi's India is still an electoral democracy. But the longer Hindu nationalists remain in power, the weaker it'll become as a liberal democracy.

‘People’s Padma’ Awards shows the best of India, and not just the elite

From nominating deserving people to getting a chance to attend the awards ceremony, the Modi govt has changed the way Indians interact with the Padma Awards.

A chaiwala is PM, but it’s the cartel of power elites that calls the shots in India

Powerful political families mediate between the state and the society, shape policies, and bend the administrative machinery in line with their interests.

Them versus them

India's prominent governing elites and ruling elites have so little common ground, but live within the same territorial frontiers.

On Camera

Pakistan cyber attacked India right after Pahalgam. How govt acted against it

Malicious actors sprang into action soon after reports of the Pahalgam attack, ramping up activity in the following days. They created fake domains mimicking legitimate services to deploy malware targeting Indian government and defence personnel.

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

3 oceans & a crew of 2 on historic voyage: Women Navy officers to return home after 8 months at sea

Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K & Roopa A’s expedition aboard INSV Tarini is the first-ever such global circumnavigation by Indian women in a double-handed mode.

There’s an all-new N-word now. And India’s soft power has become its hard liability

India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold war. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must engage with their media, think tanks, civil society.