Counterview

By Jag Jivan   South Asia is at a critical crossroads as it faces a massive surge in waste generation that is set to nearly double by 2050, according to the World Bank ’s latest " What a Waste 3.0 " report. The region, which currently produces 346 million tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, is projected to see a 99% growth in volume over the next quarter-century, fueled by rapid population growth and accelerating urbanization. 

By Shankar Sharma*  India is approaching a critical juncture in its development, where the pressures of economic growth, rapid digitalisation , and ecological limits are converging in ways that cannot be ignored.

By Palla Trinadha Rao  The story of tribal development in India is not one of uninterrupted progress. It is a complex narrative shaped by shifting ideologies, administrative experiments, and constitutional promises. At its heart lies a persistent tension between protection and integration, autonomy and intervention, and cultural identity and economic development. What appears on the surface as advancement often masks deep structural contradictions that continue to challenge the very foundations of India’s democratic commitments.

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  The electoral victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded state election in West Bengal has surprised many. The ascendancy of Hindutva politics in Bengal is not accidental. Rather, the mandate for Hindutva politics is neither a momentary political shift nor merely a change in allegiance from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to the BJP. The victory is not simply about the BJP’s rise in Bengal driven by money and muscle power or the momentum of its electoral juggernaut. 

By Raqif Makhdoomi*  Once a formidable voice against the NDA government , Mamata Banerjee now finds herself a defeated candidate. Her loss from Bhabanipur to BJP ’s Suvendu Adhikari by a margin exceeding fifteen thousand votes marks a dramatic turning point in West Bengal ’s political landscape. For the BJP, Bengal had long been a strategic objective, and this victory signals not just electoral success but a symbolic breakthrough in a state that had resisted its advance for years.

Ravi Ranjan, Arun Kamal By Ravi Ranjan*  Arun Kamal occupies a central place in contemporary Hindi literature, both as poet and critic. His collections—“Apnī Keval Dhār,” “Sabūt,” “Naye Ilāke Mem,” “Maim Vo Sankh Mahāsankh,” “Yogaphal,” and “Putlī Mem Samsār”—and his prose works “Kavitā Aur Samay” and “Golmez” mark him as a voice bridging classical sensibilities with modern anxieties.