India’s democratic drift was analysed threadbare at the launch of The Dismantling of India’s Democracy: 1947-2025 by senior journalist Prem Shankar Jha.
People who say India should be a Hindu Rashtra need to take a long, hard look at Nepal. Although a secular country, Nepal's population is overwhelmingly Hindu and yet it has made no difference to its stability.
The Election Commission sees no reason to take the Opposition's 'vote chori' complaints seriously. 'How dare you?' is not how a sincere and honest guardian of the Constitution would respond.
The Election Commission's arrogant functioning and its failure to ensure the integrity and fairness of elections could well be the undoing of India’s electoral democracy.
OpenAI and Meta reports show tools of disinformation have been employed not only to delegitimise the Indian general election but also to foment disaffection against the Modi government.
What do Indians want in a democracy? Quick and decisive action that may not have political consensus or frustratingly slow decision-making that endures long after the decision is made?
To have a real impact in the current system, you are better off holding the government to account through means that fall under the umbrella of free speech in a democracy.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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