Event commemorations, temple inaugurations, and multi-faith parades can coexist with the strict protection of every citizen’s right to belief and dissent.
In effect, the call for the removal of ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ from the Preamble is against the constitutional mandate. Any attempt in that direction would lead to constitutional erosion.
Speaking to ThePrint, the BJP leader & RSS member also highlights changing global order & India's need to invest in research & tech in a world where wars are no longer fought on the ground.
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Earlier, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale had said that during the Emergency, the 2 terms were forcibly inserted into the Constitution, a move that needs to be reconsidered.
The event, held to mark Jawaharlal Nehru’s death anniversary, had secularism at the heart of the discussion, and brought together historians, professors, and scholars.
Row over Kerala CM's comment that Narayana Guru was neither a propagator nor a practitioner of Sanatana Dharma has put focus on his dichotomous legacy as both guru and social reformer.
Much of the praise has focused on the ‘protective’ men in the crowd. It recentres male authority over public space. Do women require guardianship simply to exist outside?
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
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Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
The lessons of 1857 has been lost on the army. Cartridges laced with pork and cow fat triggered a massive revolt. Will a muslim officer drink wine during a army christian prayer service or a hindu officer eat beef with a christian soldier? Will a muslim officer eat pork with a christian soldier?
The Supreme Court’s verdict on Tuesday, upholding the termination of Lt. Samuel Kamalesan, highlights a reality that many civilians often overlook—the unique, uncompromising standards required in a disciplined and cohesive institution like the Indian Armed Forces.
In my view, the Supreme Court’s order is clear, consistent, and absolutely correct. The Armed Forces operate on unit cohesion, regimental identity, and unquestioned discipline. These values are not negotiable, because they are the very foundation on which every soldier places his life in the hands of another.
And frankly, no external body—bureaucratic, civilian, or political—should attempt to teach the Armed Forces how to function. The military remains one of the few institutions left in this country that commands genuine respect, delivers results under pressure, and upholds integrity even in the worst circumstances.
When bridges collapse due to corruption, when floods or earthquakes overwhelm civil administration, when riots break out and law-and-order machinery fails—
the same system that questions the Armed Forces quietly steps aside and calls in the Indian Army to restore order.
In those moments, nobody lectures the Army; they simply rely on it.
Meanwhile, recent reports have exposed several junior civil service officers with crores in unaccounted wealth. Very few questions are raised, and accountability is often missing. If we truly want India to progress, then we must be willing to reform or overhaul corrupt, inefficient administrative structures, rather than criticising the one institution that consistently performs with honour.
The Armed Forces deserve respect—not interference. And the Supreme Court’s judgement has reinforced a principle every soldier understands deeply:
Discipline is not optional. It is the backbone of national security.
An old adage comes to mind – the armed forces are there to protect democracy and not practice it. The gentleman in question was in the wrong for the moronic stance of not respecting his troops beliefs. They won’t follow him anywhere. The beauty of democracy is that he can do anything else but be in uniform.
The lessons of 1857 has been lost on the army. Cartridges laced with pork and cow fat triggered a massive revolt. Will a muslim officer drink wine during a army christian prayer service or a hindu officer eat beef with a christian soldier? Will a muslim officer eat pork with a christian soldier?
The Supreme Court’s verdict on Tuesday, upholding the termination of Lt. Samuel Kamalesan, highlights a reality that many civilians often overlook—the unique, uncompromising standards required in a disciplined and cohesive institution like the Indian Armed Forces.
In my view, the Supreme Court’s order is clear, consistent, and absolutely correct. The Armed Forces operate on unit cohesion, regimental identity, and unquestioned discipline. These values are not negotiable, because they are the very foundation on which every soldier places his life in the hands of another.
And frankly, no external body—bureaucratic, civilian, or political—should attempt to teach the Armed Forces how to function. The military remains one of the few institutions left in this country that commands genuine respect, delivers results under pressure, and upholds integrity even in the worst circumstances.
When bridges collapse due to corruption, when floods or earthquakes overwhelm civil administration, when riots break out and law-and-order machinery fails—
the same system that questions the Armed Forces quietly steps aside and calls in the Indian Army to restore order.
In those moments, nobody lectures the Army; they simply rely on it.
Meanwhile, recent reports have exposed several junior civil service officers with crores in unaccounted wealth. Very few questions are raised, and accountability is often missing. If we truly want India to progress, then we must be willing to reform or overhaul corrupt, inefficient administrative structures, rather than criticising the one institution that consistently performs with honour.
The Armed Forces deserve respect—not interference. And the Supreme Court’s judgement has reinforced a principle every soldier understands deeply:
Discipline is not optional. It is the backbone of national security.
An old adage comes to mind – the armed forces are there to protect democracy and not practice it. The gentleman in question was in the wrong for the moronic stance of not respecting his troops beliefs. They won’t follow him anywhere. The beauty of democracy is that he can do anything else but be in uniform.