After floundering for a new identity the Congress has hit on 'Nyay': justice for 90% of the people. The BJP recognises the danger of this promise to reorder current privileges resonating…
The unique nature of India's federalism needs to be safeguarded. But constitutional authorities have in recent times taken decisions violating the principles of federalism and the courts have…
Conspicuous consumption of meat in India is often a counter to the idea of 'purity' associated with vegetarianism. An alternative is possible: one that advocates for both animals and…
The incorporation of the North East into the Indian Union replicated the colonial order of administrating tribe and territory. The history of the region since has been of shots fired, initially…
Simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies will violate the principle of collective responsibility and will crush the federal ethos on which Indian parliamentary democracy is based.
Despite warts, the centrality of Parliament to the working of Indian democracy has not altered. Its symbolic resources continue to play an important role in legitimising regimes.
The BJP was soundly defeated in the Karnataka Assembly election because the poor in the state decided enough was enough and voted for the Congress. However, the voting numbers show that the BJP’s…
A survey on the use of money in gram panchayat elections in one Maharashtra taluka in 2017-18, found that at least half the voters had been offered cash. Yet, it is unclear how much did it influenced…
Economic dispossession has come on top of the political dispossession of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The Modi government has found many pretexts to put off elections to the assembly while its…
There is no moral opprobrium anymore to elected representatives switching sides in India. Parties appear to welcome anyone as long as it suits their ends and voters do not seem to care. This must…
