Research · Eight subjects
Every claim,to its source.
Long-form research from Kanyakumari outward. Each piece links every claim to the document, dataset or interview it rests on, and says where the record runs out.
Browse by subjectIndian Ocean · Geopolitics · 18 min · Sample
Who keeps the Indian Ocean open?
Ports, debt and naval patrols are redrawing the busiest sea lanes on earth. We map who holds what, and what it means for India's south coast.
Research Desk · 20 Oct 2026
India · Economics · 11 min · Sample
Why food inflation outlasts the monsoon
Rain explains less of the price of dal than most coverage suggests. Storage, transport and import rules explain more.
Research Desk · 19 Oct 2026
Chennai · Politics · 14 min · Sample
Reading the delimitation debate without the noise
What redrawing parliamentary seats by population would change for the southern states, with every assumption visible.
Research Desk · 18 Oct 2026
Bastar · Tribal Studies · 16 min · Sample
The Forest Rights Act at twenty
Two decades after the 2006 law, how claims by forest-dwelling communities have fared, and where the record is incomplete.
Research Desk · 17 Oct 2026
Subjects
Eight fields · one standard of evidence
- WorldEvents beyond India, read for what they change here.—
- GeopoliticsPower, alliances and sea lanes, on the map.1 piece
- PoliticsElections, institutions and how laws are made.1 piece
- EconomicsPrices, jobs and public money, with the data shown.1 piece
- HistoryThe record behind today's arguments.—
- GeographyLand, water and climate, and the limits they set.—
- Culture & TraditionLanguage, ritual and craft, on their own terms.—
- Tribal StudiesAdivasi and forest communities, their rights and records.1 piece