The idea of simultaneous elections, to the Lok Sabha, the State Assemblies and the local bodies, was thrown up by the Prime Minister a couple of years ago. Frequent Assembly and local body elections kept […]
Threats to independent and empowered institutions must be resisted Those who value the freedoms enshrined in the Constitution should work together to prevent the emergence of a predatory state. “The acts of each branch of […]
The involvement of a Bedouin in violence against Israel might fly in the face of Tel Aviv’s claims that the Bedouins living in the country have been victims of Hamas “West Asia observers now feel […]
The people of India deserve answers, and they deserve leadership that upholds the values of honesty, transparency, and accountability. It is time for Modi to prove that his anti-corruption stance was not just an electoral […]
Following the failure of the Biden Plan, the ‘bridging proposal’ put forth by Antony Blinken is also on the verge of collapse in the wake of glaring mistrust between Hamas and Israel. US Secretary of […]
There is a need to establish the undeniable centrality of human rights in a rapidly changing world that is facing prejudice and fanaticism As is commonly recognized, there are two ways in which compliance with […]
The Manish Sisodia case raises the question whether the liberty of individuals can be held hostage to the benevolence or sense of fairness of the prosecutor alone “In eventually restoring Mr. Sisodia’s liberty, pending the […]
“Yet the fact that despite an assassination attempt and a decision by an incumbent President to withdraw from the race, Mr. Trump trails narrowly in polls with only three more months to go for voting, […]
The time is late, but it is essential now for President Biden to finally apply real pressure to stop this war, by halting the supply of offensive arms, facilitating the return of hostages to Israel […]
Public confusion over the extent of unemployment is a result of the differences in the various data bases used “The ground-level situation of unemployment is apparent from the frequent reports about the youth struggling to […]
Policymakers would do well to maintain the steep rise in capital expenditure “The new government, thus, has an enormous task ahead as it prepares the Budget, even though GDP growth has reached moderately high levels […]
Monday, June 30, 2024, marked a transformative shift in the legal landscape in India, overhauling the British-era criminal laws that have existed in the country for a century or more. The ‘Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’ replaced […]
Public disillusionment is being shaped by the inequitable benefits of globalization “This churn in established democracies, the ascendancy of far-right parties in Europe, the possibility of Trump’s re-election and Iran throwing up another conservative President […]
The Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha must take his cue from the verdict of the 2024 general election — to restore normalcy in Parliament and highlight the government’s failures The 2024 […]
In its political alignments, the Bharatiya Janata Party reaps a political fortune while its alliance partners stare at losses “The SAD had been a member of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance since 1996. The alliance […]
The return of coalition governance to New Delhi offers hope Seeking a larger slice of the pie for their own States is self-interest, not federalism. On June 4, 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tripped […]
He expected a blowout, but his party lost more than one-fifth of its seats and its outright majority “For the BJP, disappointment stems from inflated expectations. On the campaign trail Mr. Modi boasted that the […]
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to win a second term in 2019, Gabriele Parussini delved into the psychology of the country’s middle class voters who were the main engine behind his previous victory. […]
E.C. has not taken any action on the complaints against the Prime Minister even after a month for violating the moral code by explicitly attacking a minority community in his campaign speeches. “The Indian Constitution […]
Why aren’t district courts and high courts doing their job of providing legal redress in cases of personal liberty? “We need to focus on why it is that invariably the accused has to travel all […]
The stand taken by the heads of American universities has been demoralizing. “Student activism in the US, as seen since the days of protests against the Vietnam War, apartheid in South Africa or the Iraq […]
The country’s ability to sustain a vibrant democracy is in danger of being lost forever “Election rhetoric must remain within the limits of civilized discourse. The pursuit of political power cannot be without ethical markers, […]
Where is Voter’s Choice? On Saturday, April 6, 2024, over 100 ultra-rich individuals assembled for an exclusive fundraising dinner for Trump, billed as “Inaugural Leadership Dinner.” It was hosted by billionaire investor & hedge founder […]
Dissent has a huge price in India, say writers, who piece together the story of the imprisonment of human rights defenders including professors, lawyers, journalists and poets, without credible evidence and without trial, after being […]
“In its early years, Obamacare was the subject of fierce criticism from both the left and the right. Actually, as I pointed out in my most recent column, politicians on the right are still saying […]
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