Ruchi Gupta

When basic education requires legal battles

As a nation, we continue to fail vast numbers of our youth by not providing the bare minimum they need to move forward — affordable, accessible education.

In Amazon story, need to rethink efficiency norms

The relentless pursuit of efficiency and profit maximisation cannot come at the cost of basic human dignity.

AI may replace search engines. Is that good?

The internet’s great promise was democratisation through decentralisation. If AI chatbots replace traditional search, it may hasten the end of this promise

A twofold approach to win the war on misinformation

Two recommendations — transparency and regulation — seek to bring governance of speech within the ambit of the democratic process.

Social media firms have a ‘duty of care’

It is clear that social media platforms play an active political role in our public discourse, instead of merely providing dumb and passive technological infrastructure for user interactions

Free speech and social media: Reset the debate

It is clear that even if “free speech” was an article of faith for social media platforms, it has now evolved into a justification for a lucrative business model that privileges user engagement over information quality

The fragmentation of political power is key to institutional autonomy | Analysis

Democracies are premised on the separation of powers and a system of checks and balances. However, this works well only when political power is factionalised

The anti-CAA protests have hit a wall. Here is why

Will protests remain an expression of citizen’s dissent or evolve into a political movement? Protesters must decide

Indian liberals are adrift today. Here is a way out

Liberals have become over-reliant on State institutions. That mechanism is gone. They must work with society

To safeguard democracy, Congress must remain true to its ideals

There is a need to rethink the party’s political platform, find new articulations, and a constructive programmatic agenda that connects us with the public

You’re lucky if you have true and selfless friends