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We, the undersigned leaders of political parties, have come together to issue this appeal. . . . We strongly condemn the recent outburst of communal violence witnessed across several states in the country. We are deeply concerned, as reports indicate that there is a sinister pattern in the areas where these incidents have occurred. Incendiary hate speeches preceded the aggressive armed religious processions unleashing communal violence.

SAHR urges the new premier and the government of Pakistan to act upon its obligations towards preserving the constitutional rights

Nearly ten years of air pollution data for dozens of Indian cities

What does it mean to be a citizen? How does it affect our political autonomy? Writer and podcaster Amit Varma, and Kavita Krishnan, writer and activist take a ride through the city of New Delhi discussing how democracy can be renewed in post-pandemic times.

The video series On the Road to Change brings people in Los Angeles, Berlin, Athens and New Delhi into the conversation about what democracies can learn from the pandemic.
In the fourth episode, Amit Varma and Kavita Krishnan begin the introspective journey from the by lanes of Lutyen

Article in Scientific American, April 8, 2022 By Zia Mian, M. V. Ramana | Last month, while most of the world focused on the war in Ukraine and worried that a beleaguered Russian leadership might resort to nuclear weapons, thus escalating the conflict into a direct war with the U.S.-led NATO nuclear-armed alliance, a nearly tragic accident involving India and Pakistan pointed to another path to nuclear war. The accident highlighted how complex technological systems, including those involving nuclear weapons, can generate unexpected routes to potential disaster