Counterview

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  The hubris of the Hindutva government led by the BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is entering its final phase. The youth and student movements emerging across the country, together with the mass support they have mobilised in their struggles against the Modi government, point to a deeper material crisis affecting broad sections of the Indian population. If current political trends continue, the Modi government could face a decisive electoral reckoning in the next general election, scheduled for 2029.

By A Representative   A group of leading health professionals, medical scientists, and public health experts has written to Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, demanding immediate implementation of a watershed ban on junk food advertising and the introduction of mandatory front-of-pack warning labels, warning that India can no longer afford delays in addressing its escalating diet-related non-communicable disease (NCD) crisis. 

By A Representative   Members of the Youth Socialist Initiative (YSI), along with socialist activists, trade union leaders, teachers, students, journalists and youth from different parts of the country, held a protest at Jantar Mantar on Saturday on the occasion of Quit India Movement Day, demanding an end to the privatisation, commercialisation and communalisation of education.

By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ*   ​As India marks the anniversary of its independence from colonial rule in August 2026, a sad reality becomes glaringly apparent: the struggle for true freedom continues unabated.   ​To understand where the nation stands today, one must turn back the pages of history. Eighty-four years ago, Mahatma Gandhi and numerous freedom fighters gathered in Bombay with a singular goal: liberation. India had endured foreign subjugation since 1757, and the time had come to break the chains. 

By Kumar Krishnan*  The student movement sweeping Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations has evolved far beyond a demand to cancel tests. It has become a deeper confrontation over trust between the state’s youth and the government.

By Bharat Dogra  ​While recent high-profile educational reforms have dominated national headlines, a significant range of crucial educational needs—particularly those concerning younger children and core value systems—remain deeply neglected.  

By A Representative   India's urban bus transport system is in a state of crisis, with more than 400 cities having no organised bus service at all, according to a new study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and CITIES Forum released on August 10, 2026. The study, titled "The Economics of Bus Transformations: A Roadmap for Viksit Bharat 2047," warns that the country needs an investment of Rs 14.2 lakh crore, or roughly 165 billion dollars, over the next two decades to fix the sector.