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The no-confidence motion moved by Gaurav Gogoi is bound to fail as the NDA members are more than twice that of the Opposition. But it is an attempt to put the government on the mat over Manipur

The deadline to send views on the Uniform Civil Code ended last week. The Law Commission has so far received nearly 46 lakh responses, well below expectations. On June 14, it had initiated a fresh consultation process on the Code by seeking views from stakeholders, including public and recognised religious organisations, on the politically sensitive issue. Is the Code anywhere becoming a reality?

There is no wonder in Justice BV Nagarathna saying that fraternity is not properly understood. Modern India has increasingly seen a declining spirit of fraternity and rising indifference towards injustice as seen in the wrestlers’ issue

The right-wing Netanyahu government’s plan to control the judiciary has found resonance in India where a similar situation has muddied the waters.

The sedition law, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, has outlived its use in modern India. One hopes the Supreme Court, as the first guardian of citizens when their rights are infringed, puts it in the garbage bin of history.

The provisions in the Constitution of India relating to citizenship, elections, provisional parliament, temporary & transitional provisions were given immediate effect from November 26, 1949. The rest of the Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950.

As an increasing number of political prisoners and activists are being put to jail, it seems like history repeating itself. Political persecution is a real threat to democracy and needs to be curtailed.

President-elect Joe Biden’s promise to reverse the vanquished Donald Trump’s destructive attempt to demolish the post-World War II world order based on America’s support for the principles of cooperative internationalism, has come as music to the ears of Amricans

I write this on the eve of India’s 74th Independence Day. In researching it, I chanced upon an essay I wrote on the occasion of the nation’s 68th anniversary (Republic Day). In it, I reproduced what I considered to be some of the most stirring phrases of some leaders

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