Topic: Constitution
States going against NRC-NPR should know two wrongs don’t make a right
In attempting to uphold the Constitution of India, state governments such as Kerala, Telengana and Rajasthan must not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Why an atheist witness was ‘forced’ to take oath in the name of God in a Guwahati court
Earlier this week, a lower court in Guwahati refused an ‘atheist’ journalist from Arunachal to swear in the name of Constitution as there is no such provision for people like him.
Assam to shut aided madrasas, Sanskrit schools: What Constitution says on minority institutes
The Assam government has decided to shut down all government madrasas and Sanskrit tols to reinvent themselves as high and higher secondary schools.
Gurcharan Das wants Indian schools to be ‘free’, Salil Tripathi on a Kafkaesque India
Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Gurcharan Das, Salil Tripathi, Kanwal Sibal & many more.
Hate is hot in India. Colder ideas like constitutional patriotism must work harder to win
Constitutional patriotism is a modern concept anchored in the idea of the nation-state. The problem is that it depends upon imaginings as fuzzy as nationalism itself.
Not Kunal Kamra, the real test for Indian liberals is Sharjeel Imam
Kunal Kamra got enormous support over travelling ban by some airlines. Sharjeel Imam has been charged with sedition and is being treated like a terrorist.
Madhav Khosla on Constitution’s caste ‘conundrum’, Raghuram Rajan’s tug of war in trade
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.
Congress sends PM a copy of Constitution, says ‘read when you get free from dividing nation’
Congress tweeted the message along with a picture of an Amazon receipt which stated that the copy of the Constitution was being dispatched to the Central Secretariat.
Sardar Patel’s one comment proved all was not well between Nehru and Constitution in 1950
Astute politician that he was, Sardar Patel clearly had insights into Nehru’s thinking, which informed the advice he gave the PM on sticking to the Constitution.
Mattoo on Pandits’ Kashmir problem, R Ramachandran praises Constitution, 3 faults in GST
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.
Live with bats or kill them? There is a third option even during coronavirus crisis
Bats are revered in many parts of India and help in agriculture, but the demand to get rid of them after the coronavirus pandemic is rising.
Should Twitter, FB censor world leaders like Trump or remain platforms for freedom of speech?
Earlier, Twitter issued a fact-checking warning on Trump's controversial tweet threatening Minneapolis protesters.
Defence
‘April status quo’ discussed as India, China generals hold 7-hour meeting over Ladakh
The formal meeting between the top military officers of India and China started around 11.30 am and is believed to have lasted until the evening.
Why Modi doesn’t feature in a list of India’s reformist prime ministers
Despite big ideas, Modi comes off poorly as a reformer, because his bureaucrats lack the motivation to push reforms and are beginning to enjoy unbridled power.