POLITICAL polarisation at a global level is worming itself into the governance fabric of institutions. Institutions are being immobilised by political polarisation at both elite and mass levels.

Structured dialogue is a starting point for developing a shared understanding between people with opposing views on polarising political issues. Even in seemingly intractable contexts, such as ...

New research shows that voters’ negative sentiments towards political opponents have intensified, while their emotional attachment to their own political group has grown stronger. An increasing number ...

lections are over, unofficial results are in and allegations of rigging have been brought on record. Once negotiations with smaller groups and independent winners are complete, the next government ...

COVID-19 has unleashed a new wave of democratic erosion across South and Southeast Asia. In India, the government arrested activists who protested against a discriminatory citizenship law and in ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for culture Saji Cherian on Monday came out with a clarification on his controversial remark ...

It is hard nowadays to find topics on which people agree. Ironically, though, all agree on one point: that disagreement has reached peak levels. People are united in recognising that society has ...

Voting concluded peacefully across all 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra. After the polls closed on Thursday evening, ...

Non-Hindus will be barred in Badrinath and Kedarnath temples, that are part of the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit, the temple ...

OVER THE weekend wonks flocked to Seattle for the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association. Among other things, they discussed how political divisions hamper the fight against ...