Judges & politics
Usurpation of power by judges must be resisted as much as those by politicians.
A.G. Noorani
Politics & history
The BJP’s attempts to rewrite history are particularly dangerous.
Constitution spurned
The RSS denounced the constitution as ‘anti-Hindu’.
The BJP’s designs
Modi’s recent disclosure is as revealing as it is belated.
Students’ protest
Expression of dissent on campus should be protected.
Civil protests
Persecution of dissent is rife in the Modi era.
Torture & law
Pinochet’s arrest was a benchmark for international law on crimes against humanity.
Shimla scrapped
The Modi government rejects the very idea of talks.
Destroying Kashmir
Repressive measures cannot stifle the voices of protest.
Speaker’s role
Why does it matter that the office be impartial?
NSA-FO clash
Disgust with diplomats contributed to the NSA’s rise.
Dismantling Saarc
India stalled the framing of the Saarc convention.
Kashmir’s press
Newspapers that report the Indian army’s excesses are intimidated.
China on maps
President Xi’s decision will make compromise difficult, if not impossible.
Modi & states
‘One nation, one election’ is an assault on India’s federalism.
Future of Congress
Adversity tests individuals as well as institutions.
Ayodhya dispute
Mediation is bound to fail when one side has refused it since 1989.
Unrealistic hopes
Given Modi’s policy, what would talks even achieve?
India’s wild elephant
The Congress says the EC’s silence is akin to “tacit endorsement”.
Jallianwala & Jinnah
The 1919 massacre marked a turning point in the campaign for independence.