Beyond Trending: What is deep state?
Is ‘deep state' a covert network of formal and informal institutions within a state, or the power of the unelected over civilian governance?
Research & Writing
Essays, explainers and analysis.
Beyond Trending: What is patriarchal bargain?
Many women took to the streets after reports of sexual violence, including in Delhi, demanding safe public spaces, improved public transport, and accountability. How does this reflect on the idea of patriarchal bargain?
Beyond Trending: What is propaganda?
Wars are fought not only through kinetic force but also through non-kinetic means. Propaganda has long constituted a critical non-kinetic tool of warfare. How has its meaning evolved over time? Does this always carry a negative connotation?