Counterview

By Mohd. Ziyaullah Khan*  The recent demolition order affecting a significant portion of the buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University (MAJU), Rampur, has once again brought into focus a question that extends far beyond the boundaries of one institution. It raises a larger constitutional and moral dilemma: how should a democratic society enforce the rule of law without jeopardizing the educational future of thousands of students?

By Deepika Tandon, Shahana Bhattacharya *  The People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) new  report "Reddening The Green: Costs, Contexts, And Consequences Of The War In Bastar (2024-2026)" presents an account of 27 months of Operation Kagaar — security operations conducted jointly by the central and state governments between January 2024 and March 2026 with the professed object of the complete elimination of "Naxalism" or "Left-Wing Extremism." While Kagaar was conducted across several states of central-eastern India, including Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, this report focuses on seven districts of the Bastar division. 

By A Representative   Feminist activists, political leaders and representatives of marginalised communities on Wednesday demanded that the implementation of the Women's Reservation Act be delinked from the Census and delimitation process, asserting that 33 per cent reservation for women can be introduced at the current strength of Parliament.

By Bharat Dogra  Sanitation has long been a weak link in the development of peri-urban areas, and the small town of Khamnor in South Rajasthan reflected this reality until about five years ago. Garbage lay scattered across the town, often clogging water sources and creating an unhealthy environment.

By Harsh Thakor*  Ben Stokes, the most defining English cricketer of his era – a man who could turn the complexion of a game from the direst straits and transform despair into delirium with a single swing of his bat – announced his retirement from international cricket on June 28, 2026, during the ongoing third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge . The decision, shared with the England squad ahead of play that day, brought the curtain down on a glittering 15-year international career . His announcement marks an irreparable loss to the game of cricket, a moment that leaves the sport poorer for his absence.

By Ravi Ranjan*   Shrikant Verma’s "Kosala Lacks Ideas" is a deceptively brief poem that unfolds into a dense meditation on power, language, history and the moral foundations of political life. Although framed as a courtly celebration of a king’s victory, the poem steadily dismantles the very idea of victory, exposing how political authority manufactures legitimacy through language, spectacle and selective memory.