Supreme Court ruling on quota makes space for unemotional discussion on SC-ST reservation
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Supreme Court ruling on quota makes space for unemotional discussion on SC-ST reservation

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Uproar over Supreme Court’s ruling on quota in government jobs and promotions underlines the insecurity of the Indian political class thriving on identity issues. Political expediency rarely serves the interests of the underprivileged. The Supreme Court ruling can begin an unemotional discussion on the efficacy of instruments of social justice.

PSA dossier on Omar, Mehbooba shows govt’s bold Article 370 move is devolving into the absurd

The bizarre language — ‘Kota Rani’, ‘Daddy’s girl’, “draw voters to polling booths” — in the PSA dossier against former J&K CMs Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah shows the Modi government is running out of ideas on pushing forward its bold Article 370 move. It’s devolving into a theatre of the absurd.