

As I look back on their lives, I can now see, more clearly than when I was young, how my parents affirmed, in practice rather than in theory, the spirit of fraternity and non-discrimination
RAMACHANDRA GUHA
Belém has delivered a message that the world cannot ignore. Climate justice begins with those who protect the forests. The next step belongs to governments, including India, to act on that truth
SAYANTA GHOSH
The red flag still waves over Beijing — but the bearer is not the bicycle-riding factory worker, the rural peasant, or the miners’ collective. It is held aloft by the hierarchical structures of capital
DEBASHIS CHAKRABARTI
If policymakers fail to act or recognise that ‘normal’ weather no longer exists, 2026 and our future will see such stories morph from episodic occurrences into chronic national crises
JAIDEEP HARDIKAR
Social media poses serious risks to children, justifying policy action, but interventions must also consider why it remains irreplaceable in young and older lives.
THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Kolkata is the first stop in Messi’s whirlwind trip, GOAT Tour of India 2025, followed by Ahmedabad, Mumbai and New Delhi


