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On January 26, India will celebrate its 73rd Republic Day. This, at a time when democracies around the world are at risk from the rise of populist and authoritarian regimes. India has been no exception, especially since 2014. The deviation from the ethical, philosophical and social foundations of constitutional governance values has endangered democracy in the hands of

Usually, speculation on the Union budget dominates the discussion in the media in January. However, this year, concerns about the exponential spread of the virus has relegated everything else to the background, as it did last year, too.  Nevertheless, it is important to think about the measures the government could initiate to enable the economic recovery process, provide

The Opposition has been effete and clueless as we slid towards authoritarianism. Time they put their act together to arrest this slide

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) appears passive and disengaged in political action today. There are growing apprehensions about its capacity to emerge as a significant force in the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. It is assumed that BSP's continued inaction under Mayawati's leadership, especially to mobilise its conventional Dalit-Bahujan support base,

It is no news that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is firmly in the saddle and that there is no threat to his authority and influence from anyone within the ruling dispensation. The Opposition remains a pale story. But with 2022 setting in, the race to become his ‘No 2’ has intensified in right earnest, going by the buzz in political circles. Any keen observer of the Delhi durbar

It is no news that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is firmly in the saddle and that there is no threat to his authority and influence from anyone within the ruling dispensation. The Opposition remains a pale story. But with 2022 setting in, the race to become his ‘No 2’ has intensified in right earnest, going by the buzz in political circles. Any keen observer of the Delhi durbar

The unveiling of Divya Kashi-Bhavya Kashi recently by the Prime Minister was a grand spectacle. The plan to transform one of the most ancient cities of the world from a dirty and congested urban space into a modern city while retaining its essential traditional features is noteworthy. The Kashi Vishwanath Dham project, costing Rs 900 crore, includes a corridor to ease the

At the ‘Dharma Sansad’ conducted in Haridwar, December 17-19, by Hindu sants and seers, there were calls for killing Muslims to cleanse Indian society. These are calls for genocide. Speakers also called upon army and police personnel to take up arms to kill Muslims. One speaker reportedly called for the socio-economic boycott of Indian Muslims, and stated that governments will

In his concluding remarks before the Constituent Assembly of India, B R Ambedkar opined that: “The Constitution can provide only the organs of State such as the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. The factors on which the working of those organs of the State depends are the people and the political parties they will set up as their instruments to carry out their

December 2021 saw a clearer manifestation of the BJP’s relentless efforts at parivartan — of transforming our society, promised in their election manifesto. The Karnataka Assembly passed the anti-conversion bill, a ‘Dharma Sansad’ in Haridwar called for genocide of Muslims, and our own promising young MP from Bengaluru exhorted all of Pakistan, too, to be converted to Hinduism