Presidential system
Political instability can be cured only by political reforms.
A.G. Noorani
Raids on press
Some safeguard for privacy must be woven into the law.
Democracy in dark
Events ran at breakneck speed lest dawn aborted the ruse.
Jailed legislators
Who is to be the judge of the misuse of parliamentary privilege?
Babri verdict
Cases are decided according to the law not faith.
Habeas carcass
Preventive detention was first introduced by the East India Company.
Judges’ bias
It was a reminder of a very natural infirmity of the human mind.
Uncle Toms
Muslims of India must provide help and succour to Kashmiris.
Cases of sedition
Imprisonment for life reflects a colonial mindset.
Judges & politics
Usurpation of power by judges must be resisted as much as those by politicians.
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.