August 2021

A campaign to have Chinese children from the age of 10 study President Xi Jinping’s political philosophy has been described as “disgusting” by some parents and evoked memories of the cult of Mao Zedong’s personality. More than a dozen parents across the country told the Financial Times they were uncomfortableRead More →

Biju Janata Dal’s new enthusiasm and demand for a caste-based census followed with the announcement that the party will provide tickets to 27% of the CBO candidates in the ensuing panchayat elections is diametrically opposed to the principles and to the avowed philosophy of the late Biju Patnaik after whomRead More →