Nani Palkhivala's warning against the misuse of Article 356 reminds us that federalism depends on limiting Delhi's power over elected state governments.
Ambedkar carefully considered North-South differences when making India's federal structure. He believed that federalism should be based on the principle of equality of power.
With PU's top decision-making Syndicate to function without elections, it marks control of Centre over 142-year-old university. The Senate’s strength is down from 90 to 24 members.
If the US and UK can keep delimiting constituencies decade after decade without upsetting the federal structure, why is it that only Indian politicians make a meal out of this issue? They must grow up.
While overturning Andhra Pradesh High Court's verdict, which quashed CBI FIR filed against two central govt employees without Telangana's consent, Supreme Court missed the fact that state police always exist.
If India has been an early innovator of strongman populism that gripped global democracies in this century, then India has now led the way in putting an end to it in this mega year of elections across the globe.
July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.
Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'
In ep 1859 of CutTheClutter, Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip look at DAC approvals, what it means for India's military and next steps.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
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