Siddharth Varadarajan explains why the CJI’s explanation for the Supreme Court judgment in the Ayodhya case should alarm us all.

Hindutva politicians who are thrilled with the CJI's candour would be the first to yell 'bias!' if – in a bitter dispute between a Muslim and a Hindu litigant – a Muslim judge who delivers a verdict that favours the Muslim says the 'solution' came to him from Allah!

The Wire's Siddharth Varadarajan unpacks the story into its basic elements to see where the balance of probability lies.

If there is enough substance in the American allegations in the Pannun case to warrant the sacking and incarceration of a RAW officer, it beggars belief that the Canadian allegations in the Nijjar case are a fantasy conjured up by Trudeau to win Sikh votes.

If there is enough substance in the American allegations in the Pannun case to warrant the sacking and incarceration of a RAW officer, it beggars belief that the Canadian allegations in the Nijjar case are a fantasy conjured up by Trudeau to win Sikh votes.

Prof Achin Vanaik, former professor of international relations at Delhi University and a leading member of Indians for Palestine, joins Siddharth Varadarajan of The Wire for a discussion.

'Although critical of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian people, he would equally appreciate a good judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court on an important point of law.'

The canvas of his erudition, reflected in an astonishing output of books and articles, was vast: India's relations with China and Pakistan, the Jammu and Kashmir question, the Indian constitution, British constitutional history, jurisprudence, Hyderabad, Islam, human rights, political trials, the Indian freedom struggle, the Babri Masjid and Hindutva.

As Bangladesh stands at a crossroads, barrister Rashna Imam, advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, speaks to Siddharth Varadarajan about the opportunities and dangers that lie ahead.

The Madhya Pradesh high court’s judgment is poorly reasoned and seriously flawed. It is also dangerous, because the unwarranted praise it has showered on the RSS will serve in coming days as an advertisement for the political organisation.

There are two precedents: the International Olympics Committee's treatment of Russia for the ongoing Ukraine war, and its 1970 expulsion of Apartheid South Africa.

Indians who love and value their Constitution – their rights, their civilisation and their fraternity – will have to steel themselves for a more decisive round which is sure to be just around the corner.

Strategic affairs analyst Sushant Singh, in conversation with Siddharth Varadarajan, talks about the ongoing standoff between India and China in Ladakh.

Conveniently ignoring the Congress's promise that a future government will "award more public works contracts to contractors belonging to the SC and ST communities," the prime minister has once again sought to incite Hindu voters against Muslims.

With his politically motivated recklessness, Modi has saddled the Indian state with a damaging IOU that Washington will seek to encash over and over again.

Professor Zoya Hasan in conversation with Siddharth Varadarajan says that corruption as brought out by the electoral bonds scam is a big issue which has unsettled the BJP.

On March 1, Nicaragua instituted proceedings at the ICJ – again under the Genocide Convention – accusing Germany, which is the second largest supplier of lethal arms to Israel, of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention.

How serious a threat to China is the US and Western strategy of 'friendshoring'?

Former Union Revenue Secretary and transparency advocate E.A.S. Sarma joins Siddharth Varadarajan to discuss the functioning of the Election Commission of India.

'There is no issue about the harm done by pressurising the judiciary, influencing the judicial process, frivolous logic and the like...The question is who is doing all this.'