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Friday, January 16, 2026
TopicIndian Constitution

Topic: Indian Constitution

SC alimony order settled a fundamental question—a Muslim woman is Indian first, Muslim later

Time has changed. The nation's leadership can’t be browbeaten in the manner it was done in 1985-86; old Muslim leadership has been discredited and is slowly disappearing.

Ignorant lefties waving the Constitution are basically saying there was no India before 1950

The lefties are passing on to their comrades-in-arms the subliminal message that there was no civilisation, no society, no culture before 26 January 1950. But India and Indians created the Constitution, not the other way around.

Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan—slogans that non-Dalits wouldn’t touch have now entered Parliament

Coined by close Ambedkar confidant Babu Hardas Laxmanrao Nagrale, the 'Jai Bhim’ slogan has seen the rise and decline of many Dalit parties. Now, non-Dalits chant it in Lok Sabha that has no BSP member.

Two Maharajas behind Ambedkar’s rise. One led him to Columbia, another to LSE

In ‘The Foresighted Ambedkar’, Anurag Bhaskar focuses on Ambedkar’s influence on the Indian constitutional discourse from 1919. It demonstrates why he’s called the Father of the Indian Constitution.

‘Legend & life’, from Ram to Akbar — paintings in Constitution mentioned by Modi & what they signify

Constitution makers inspired by Ram Rajya, says Modi, but letters and notes from 1949 & 1950 show that paintings in the document meant to depict scenes from Indian history, legend and life.

India lost independence once. Can Constitution prevent another loss, Ambedkar asked

On 25 November 1949, Dr BR Ambedkar delivered his last speech to the Constituent Assembly, which formally adopted India’s Constitution the following day. Ambedkar’s speech, outlining three warnings for an independent India, holds importance even today.

Dear Supreme Court, don’t just look at constitutional points on Article 370. Equity is key

Equity is a quaint idea embedded in Common Law, which demands the sovereign ensure that tricky situations are not dealt with only according to the letter of the law.

On Camera

Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.