The 100-page report by the Pew Research Centre looks at what makes people feel proud of their country in terms of culture, lifestyle, politics, economics and diversity.
As institutions strain and society polarizes, urgent questions arise: Is India still on course as a democracy—or drifting at a critical crossroads of governance and identity?
Survey by LocalCircles collected over 43,000 responses from 348 districts. Sixty-one percent of the respondents were men while the remaining 39 percent were women.
In 2022-23, the number of refugee claims by Indians was 172 before it shot up 579 percent to reach 1,168 claims in 2023-24. In 2024-25, there have been 453 claims so far.
From October 2023 to September 2024, over 60,000 Indians were detected trying to cross northern & southern US borders illegally, whereas close to 30,000 attempted to overstay visas.
India saw a rise in migrants from Nepal and China between 1990 and 2020 while there was a decline in migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh, Pew's UN and Census data analysis shows.
US Border Patrol agents arrested the four, including a woman, on 12 March. The men left the woman who became immobile due to an injury and were caught shortly after a foot pursuit.
US-based think tank found that 67% of Indians polled supported autocratic rule, while 72% supported military rule. Support for representative democracy too declined in India.
A new survey by the US think tank, however, found around 56 percent of citizens feel New Delhi should put other countries’ interests over its own when addressing international issues.
Before attempting to answer whether the Rozgar Melas are working, it would be useful to take a look at the performance of the Modi govt on this front since it was formed in May 2014.
While we celebrate the entry of women into the workforce, we fail to address the structural rigidities that force them out precisely when they are poised for leadership.
In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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