Topic: Constitution
No, my lord: Indians are unequal and our laws can’t be caste neutral
Supreme Court shouldn’t question special rights to SC/ST at a time when other countries are making laws to protect oppressed groups.
The real problem with AFSPA is how a normal law can bypass constitutional safeguards
India does not need to look far to see how military power can undermine constitutional orders.
Kanshi Ram matters in 2019 polls and why some think he deserves a Bharat Ratna
Kanshi Ram promised the lower castes that if they can organise themselves into a grand voting bloc, they will become the ruler of this country.
How directive principles fuel BJP and Congress politics on cow and Hindutva
The Narendra Modi-led BJP govt reinvented the directive principles as an important source for its brand of majoritarianism.
Modi calls Constitution a ‘holy book’ but his government violates its letter and spirit
The Narendra Modi government has presided over the weakening of several important institutions, including the council of ministers and RBI.
No Rahul Gandhi, BJP doesn’t want to destroy Constitution. It’s more complicated
RSS-BJP’s relationship with the Indian Constitution has changed over the years.
DMK challenges govt’s 10% quota in Madras HC, says it ‘offends structure of Constitution’
The DMK, in its plea, said the reservation does not apply to those communities which were ostracised for centuries in matters of education and employment.
Modi government’s economic quota is unconstitutional
The new constitutional amendment suffers from three major legal flaws.
Modi govt’s 10 per cent quota for upper caste poor doesn’t stand the test of Constitution
Historical exclusion from services and social backwardness led to the introduction of reservations under our constitutional scheme.
Balkrishna Sharma: A freedom fighter & poet admired by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Balkrishna Sharma campaigned vigorously for Hindi to be declared a national language of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1960.
India matlab Narendra Modi: How the PM learnt branding from Coca-Cola
Modi has followed the marketing strategy of fast-moving consumer goods and sold himself as the biggest brand of ‘vikaspanthi’ politics.
Is AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal also guilty of treating Muslims as an unthinking votebank?
Days after Delhi voted in the Lok Sabha elections, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said the Muslim vote “shifted” to the Congress at the last minute.
Defence
Pakistan sends a ‘message’ to Modi, test-fires nuclear missile on day of his poll sweep
Pakistan tested ballistic missile Shaheen-II, which has a range of 1,500 km. Indian security experts say timing of the test clear signal to new govt.
Pracharak Modi: The mask you see, is the man you get
India has its first leader who is unapologetic about belonging to the social and political Right. This is how Shekhar Gupta foresaw Modi’s five years in this National Interest within three months of his victory in 2014.