In less than a decade we have seen the biggest anti-corruption movement across the nation uproot one government (and a party famed for its deep financial corruption, nepotism and dynasts)…
Democracy is the existence of robust constitutional values. Its ingredients include a willingness to consult and engage, federalism, tolerance of dissent, freedom of the press, a tireless quest for equity,…
Hello! It is time to discuss this big banner that WhatsApp threw at us a month ahead of their drastic privacy policy changes. I am sure we all saw it. Facebook has…
We are living in interesting times, where nothing can be taken for guaranteed, even if it is liberal democracy that has been existing in the country for long. The type…
I have heard that too much democracy argument being made in the context of it holding back India’s economic growth. Over the years, I have seen, friends, family members, random…
26 Nov was the Constitution Day. It will be sobering to know that the original constitution adopted on this day in 1949 was 65% a verbatim copy of the 1935…
There’s not enough academic or practical understanding of the ability of modern propaganda to cocoon even educated folks in contaminated information bubbles that are hermetically sealed off, for long. This…
The top U.S. military officer, Gen. Mark Milley, apologized for joining President Trump in a June 1 photo op amid protests over racial violence. Authorities had forcibly cleared protesters near…
To appreciate Nehru today, you only have to look around & see the decay of political discourse, the erosion of Constitutional norms & rights, the polarisation of society, the usurping…
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena are no longer handshaking friends and won’t be unless the Shiv Sena returns to the earlier nuptial arrangement – BJP on top!…