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‘Basic structure’ doctrine a judicial coup against Parliament. Gogoi is right in debating it

Judiciary doesn’t represent will of people. To defend the collegium system, the Supreme Court invoked its invention— ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution.

TMC-CPIM’s sleaze-fest in Kolkata can rupture I.N.D.I.A story

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee and CPIM’s Md Salim have locked horns over a local news report. It might have BJP’s blessings.

BJP called CWG a colonial legacy in 2010. Now Gujarat is bidding to host the 2026 game

Australia withdrew from hosting the 2023 games due to financial concerns. Can Ahmedabad afford to forego better roads, schools, hospitals at the cost of organising the games?

Sabyasachi Das’ paper is ground breaking. But ‘democratic backsliding’ is gross exaggeration

Sabyasachi Das asked a good and an important question. This is the job of academics. But a single paper is hardly the final truth. It’s a fragment of a broader puzzle.

For first 300 yrs of their history, Ahoms were more Thai than Indian. Here’s how they changed

Describing Turks as aliens but Ahoms as nationalists erases all their complexities.

IIM bill gives Modi govt power to formally intervene. It must be protested

The board structure of IIMs but undergo significant reforms for greater representation of stakeholders who represent larger interests.

Manipur has declared no-confidence in MHA. FIR against Assam Rifles, disarmed IR Battalion

For the first time in independent India, an entire armoury was looted by an unarmed and unnamed mob in Manipur. Nagaland, Punjab and Kashmir didn’t manage that.

Justice Gogoi finally spoke in Parliament. But he wasn’t the wise, knowledgeable elder

Instead of counselling the House on the existing state of constitutional law, ex-CJI Justice Ranjan Gogoi used the opportunity to question the very basis of the Constitution.

Ashoka University prof’s paper full of political fog. It only disproves 2019 electoral fraud

Shashi Tharoor to Nishikant Dubey--nobody has thoroughly read Sabhysachi Das' paper to understand its content and context. Both are closely intertwined.

Something was fishy about 2019 polls for sure, but don’t expect Das’ paper to catch the fish

Democratic Backsliding in the World’s Largest Democracy, a yet unpublished paper by Dr. Sabyasachi Das, an economist who teaches at Ashoka University, has drawn attention, as it should.

On Camera

Why Tesla, Mercedes and BMW are all playing by China’s rules now

Tata and Mahindra have also understood that Indian and Chinese consumers like the same things. We like three-row SUVs because family is important.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.