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Of Political Bondage

Electoral bonds have been put to rest, but the controversies remain. It is time for India to use this extraordinary judgment of the Supreme Court and the consequential revelations to change the way w...

Electoral Gimmick?

Will the centre’s plan to streamline the electoral process be accepted by Opposition parties and regional satraps? Many countries have adopted this model, which was also prevalent in India in the past

Cautious Optimism

India’s talks with Afghanistan pose both challenges and opportunities. As China’s influence grows and the Taliban seeks to establish its presence in Delhi, India must navigate these complexities with élan

From Judge to Neta

Resigning from the bench of a High Court and joining a political party, just to hit back at another political party, is probably not the best strategy for the former Calcutta High Court judge

Kerala’s Killing Fields

As the Kerala High Court sentences the killers of Marxist leader to 20 years of rigorous life imprisonment, it triggers adebate on what constitutes “rarest of the rare” killing and who qualifies for the death penalty

Davids Take on Goliath

The tech giant has been on a war path with Indian app developers over non-compliance with its billing policies. But the developers allege that the pact with Google violated the Competition Act of 2002

American Elections

Political discord in the United States is obvious as the nation moves into the eight months of campaigning before its presidential election in early November 2024. Barely hidden by the sound and fury on both sides is the battle to keep democracy as a governing principle, or erase its meaning with an all-powerful single executive

“If government policy does not match with the spirit of the Constitution, it is unconstitutional”

As government tries to make fundamental changes in the fabric of the Constitution, the issue of constitutional morality comes into play. Will it be a moderating factor in government’s adventurism? JU...

Poverty of dignity

Indian judges have to perform within a system which is mostly corrupt and basically incompetent. Yet, when they deliver judgments, they are scrutinised carefully. At the same time, the system fails to pay our judges a salary that can add dignity to their arduous tasks. The chief justice of India has pointed this out recently

Asian-Americans under Attack

Recent attacks and killings are on the rise, some seemingly hate crimes, others motivated by divisive political rhetoric. Anti-immigration has become a hot-button issue in the upcoming presidential election as Donald Trump’s campaign attacks Asians with dangerous consequences

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