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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicLegislature

Topic: legislature

SubscriberWrites: Navigating Ladakh’s Political Landscape

Sneha Yadav -
The existing Autonomous Hill Council did not have legislative powers, hence reducing the people of Ladakh to powerless subjects with just 1 Member of parliament.

Governors must return bill to state legislature for reconsideration if approval is withheld, says SC

Bhadra Sinha -
SC interpretation of Article 200 of Constitution in context of governors withholding assent to bills comes at a time when it is hearing petitions filed by Opposition-ruled states on the issue.

Increasing ordinances, decreasing Parliament time – How BJP is making legislature irrelevant

Himanshu Rewar -
Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Legislative authoritarianism – that’s how Modi govt bulldozed Article 370: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor -
By focusing on its goal of ending “one country, two Constitutions, two flags”, the Modi government has played fast and loose with rule of law.

With 3 pillars of democracy falling apart, it’s time to read the Constitution once again

Maneesh Chhibber -
Constitution-framers wanted these three wings to function independently, with clearly defined separation of powers.

The courts do not have the ability, space, time, or powers to perform another institution’s role

Shekhar Gupta -
The judiciary cannot govern like the executive, and it cannot make laws like the legislature.

If the judiciary and executive are on the same page, it will be disastrous

Alok Prasanna Kumar -
President Kovind, PM Modi, and Chief Justice Misra's comments have reignited the debate about the separation between the executive and the judiciary.

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

Imagine if Epstein files named Rahul Gandhi or MK Stalin. What would BJP and TV media do?

Sagarika Ghose -
The questions are not going to go away. But future generations will know who refused to ask the tough questions and who didn’t.

Has Modi forgotten India’s farmers? India-US trade deal hurts Atmanirbharta for pulses

Marco Rubio at Munich was wrong. Civilisations don’t determine foreign policies

Economy

Tamil Nadu FM presents interim budget, attacks Centre for ‘artificially inflating’ state’s debt

Subatra AL -
DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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