Caste Census? Okay, but we must handle it with care

The Government’s Decision to Include Caste Enumeration in India’s Population Census is welcome. As the Basis…

Competent Law: On Tamil Nadu bills, disabled person

Positive action is one of the most effective ways to address historical mistakes and systemic absence.…

Why affirmative action in American universities had to go

Should citizens be treated differently based on the colour of their skin? Most people would say…

US retail chains must defend their hiring diversity plans

Just a week after the Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action in college admissions, Republican…

Harvard ‘legacy’ policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling

Harvard College faced a complaint on Monday, alleging that its policy of granting preferences to applicants…

Equality in America has always been a difficult proposition

Right on time, on July 4, the US Supreme Court curtailed the ability of universities to…

A contest of two faulty arguments familiar to Indians

The US Supreme Court has held universities to be illegal in “affirmative action”, an American phrase…

How American universities will react as race-based admissions end

For more than 50 years admissions officers at some of America’s swankiest universities have given a…

Mint Explainer: US Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action

In a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action in education.…

Explained | What the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action means for colleges

People walk on the campus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on June 29,…