Newly elected Vice-President, CP Radhakrishnan, ticks all the boxes— clean record in public life, non-confrontational and stickler to rules. These attributes should help him reach across aisles to ensure that Rajya Sabha remains a deliberative, not disruptive, chamber. The Chair must not only be non-partisan, but also be seen so.
SC order to include Aadhaar as ID proof for Bihar SIR doesn’t bolster Opposition’s attack
SC order to allow Aadhaar as an identity document for Bihar SIR won’t make any change to the exercise on ground. This doesn’t bolster Opposition’s attack on SIR. The court has only reiterated the earlier position that Aadhaar doesn’t prove citizenship. This doesn’t alter ECI’s stand in the ongoing drive.
Regime change in Nepal shows democracies without strong institutions are fragile
Nepal is the third country in India’s neighbourhood to see regime change through street protests. The common thread is clear — democracies without strong institutions are fragile. Hasina hollowed them out, Rajapaksa did the same while Nepal never allowed them to take root. Stability lies in institutions, not parties or personalities.