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Politics
Citizens Voted to Save the Constitution, Now They Must Feel Its Protection
We have to ensure that the constitutional rule of law is felt by every citizen when they interact with the state.
Jun 06, 2024
Politics
Congress Party Manifesto Draws a Roadmap to an India Free From Fear
A progressive, empathetic and, above all, compassionate vision for India is what is required. The Congress manifesto hits the right notes.
Apr 08, 2024
Recent
Lohia, Ambedkar and Bahujan Unity: How the 2022 UP Elections Are Turning the Clock Back
A historical meeting between Lohia, who was able to fire up the imaginations of OBC leaders, and Dalit icon Ambedkar that couldn't happen could have changed the political landscape in India.
Feb 19, 2024
World
The ICJ Has Reinforced an International Order Based on International Law
This is a small step towards sanity, but a badly needed one.
Jan 27, 2024
Politics
There Is No Court Order Protecting Brij Bhushan. Then Why Has He Not Been Arrested?
The majesty of the law lies in its uniform application to everybody.
May 29, 2023
Politics
‘Modi Magic’ Is Nothing But BJP PR Amplified by Media
Anybody who has been involved with politics at any level in India knows that a simplistic analysis of voter behaviour – while it may make for attractive headlines – is inherently inaccurate.
May 19, 2023
Politics
Without Looking for Accountability, Indians Have Grown Used to Pervasive Injustice
Accountability is not only about punishing those who have committed illegalities, it is also about ensuring that those who do follow the rules and an ethical code of conduct are rewarded.
Apr 07, 2023
Politics
Has BJP’s ‘Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed’ Recipe Gone Stale?
A political attack that worked five years ago will not necessarily work again. Like any successful show, the audience will get tired of the same old tropes utilised by the BJP.
Mar 16, 2023
Politics
Bharat Jodo Is Reconnecting Congress With Its Former Self
Because of the march, Congress workers are more energised than they have been in the last eight years and there is a clear template to move forward.
Jan 19, 2023
Live Wire
Why BJP’s Celebration of SC’s Demonetisation Judgment Is Bizarre
Jan 05, 2023
Politics
Why BJP's Celebration of SC's Demonetisation Judgment Is Bizarre
The government giving a political twist to the ruling betrays anxiety about the desirability of the demonetisation exercise in 2016.
Jan 05, 2023
Politics
Arbitrary Device Seizures Could Turn Corporate Investors Away From India
International standards already exist and the government should waste no time in adopting them.
Dec 27, 2022
Politics
Judiciary Is Forced To Cross 'Lakshman Rekha' Because of Government Lethargy
Union law minister Kiren Rijiju has raised a valid question about judicial interference in matters of the executive. But he has addressed it incorrectly.
Nov 06, 2022
Culture
'The Rings of Power' and the Rage of the Nerds
This is not about the racist minority who have a problem with black actors, but a much larger number of Tolkien fans who do not find the series living up to the standards that they expected.
Oct 03, 2022
Politics
Bharat Jodo Yatra: Countering BJP's 'Divide and Rule' With a Personal Touch
The physical element of politics cannot be underrated. Some words of encouragement, a couple of acts of kindness and a few words of conversation, often change the mind of a hitherto hostile voter.
Sep 14, 2022
Politics
Despair is Premature Because Only Change is Inevitable
It is mainly the BJP’s propaganda that fuels its perception of invincibility. For a party with a majority of around 30 MPs in the Lok Sabha, there is no inevitability of success.
Aug 19, 2022
Opinion
PMLA Ruling Signals That Focus on Due Process Is Urgent Priority
In a system like ours, where the average person approaching the average police station does so without any great hope for justice, it is due process which is the most urgent need to protect life and liberty.
Jul 30, 2022
Politics
Twitter's Pushback: Control Freak Government Forcing Companies to Stand for Freedoms
The decision by Twitter to move court against the government opens up the possibility of a new phase in India’s ongoing battle for the protection of civil liberties, where corporates take up the cudgels.
Jul 08, 2022
Politics
Watch | The Proposed Uniform Civil Code and What it Shouldn't Be
'Should law follow social change? Or should change come first?'
May 08, 2022
Politics
What the Proposed Uniform Civil Code Should – and Shouldn't – Be
While the reform of laws for the cause of gender justice is welcome, the proposed new civil code can't be another avenue to further communal agenda and narrowly focus on personal laws.
May 04, 2022