India’s democratic system creaks under pressure as politicians weaken and distort it beyond measure
Analysing the recent judicial intervention by the Supreme Court and High Courts across the country in the management of the...
The legal and moral ambiguities of the Tarun Tejpal case
After a protracted seven and a half year trial, a Goa court acquitted Tarun Tejpal, former editor of Tehelka, of...
Understanding CJI-designate, Justice NV Ramana
There may not be clashes with the executive, nor ripples in the political domain, when the next Chief Justice of...
Acquittal in Ishrat Jahan Encounter: A Licence to Kill?
The acquittal of several police officers accused in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case should alert state governments and all citizens....
Fighting BJP and RSS Communalism the Jamiat Way
The neo-conservative and reactionary organisation of Muslim clergy challenges majoritarian bias with a legal battle in the Supreme Court against...
Rethink Reforms, Junk Old Ideas
The state, with its ingrained authoritarianism, must be kept at bay to preserve freedom and a market economy is a...
Vigilante strive to strike fear in those who dare report the worsening situation on farmers front
The NOIDA ‘social activist’ who filed the FIR against journalists hint of the war BJP has been waging against the...
Munawar Faruqui: Real Villain is Divisive Heartland Politics, Not Stand-up Comics
Hate speeches of BJP and RSS leaders are spreading lawlessness in the Hindi heartland, writes PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR. The trigger...
India must get away from the gibberish of reforms and get down to real strategy and action in 2021
What the government should be doing in 2021-22 is to get the Indian economy back on track through incentives and...
After Supreme Court Judgment, We Must Combat Hate Speech at Social and Political Levels
Hate speech needs to be combated at the social and political level, through arguments and persuasion. A society that nurses grudges...
Love Jihad: Inter-faith marriage a clash between pre-modern society and the modern state
The state should implement individual's fundamental rights and be guided by the principle of voluntariness, writes PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR....
In Individual v. State, a Democratic Polity Must Protect Dissenters Irrespective of Agreeing with Their Viewpoint
The modern state derives its legitimacy from the fundamental rights of individuals and hence must protect it instead of eviscerating...
