Government doesn’t need to hide behind rules and procedures to avoid an immediate parliamentary debate on lapses in entrance examinations. It’s a self-defeating approach. Discussions in Parliament during Anna Hazare’s movement helped the UPA government defuse the situation. Modi government should also use this instrument to resolve the current stalemate.
Tragic as it is, Indian sailors will keep getting caught in the crossfire
Within two months, ships carrying Indian sailors have been struck by the US, Iran, and now Russia. None targeted Indians, but with Indians forming the world’s largest seafaring workforce, they are inevitably caught in the crossfire. Tragic as it is, this dangerous world demands resilience, strength, not selective outrage alone.
Govt wants to criminalise disrespect for Vande Mataram when most MPs can’t even sing all six stanzas
The government’s move to criminalise disrespect for Vande Mataram, the national song, is pointless political symbolism. Hand on your heart: how many MPs can understand and sing all six stanzas from memory? Reverence for the motherland comes from within, not from fear. Patriotism enforced by law is performative, not real.
A senior officer slapping a woman at Jantar Mantar is a reminder that we need wider police reform
The Jantar Mantar debacle raises questions for Delhi Police and Indian policing. The video of a senior male officer slapping a woman is an image that’ll endure as a reminder that wider police reform is elusive despite virtuous Supreme Court orders. This is an uncomfortable study for National Police Academy.
Delhi Police thrashed young protesters mercilessly. Which govt treats its children like enemies?
Young protesters being mercilessly thrashed by the Delhi Police is shameful. Which government treats its children—grandchildren, in fact—like enemies? Think about it: corporal punishment is unlawful even in our schools. The wonderful idea of Viksit Bharat cannot be hoisted on the shoulders of India’s youth with broken ribs.