democracy

Bhubaneswar: Free and fair elections, fundamental freedom and an independent judiciary, which form the "basic structure" of India’s Constitution, are being attacked in an unprecedented and…

Hours after Disha Ravi was sent to three-day judicial custody by a Delhi court, Swedish teenager and global climate activist Greta Thunberg expressed her solidarity for her fellow-activist…

New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and some other Congress leaders were stopped and detained by police on Thursday when they were marching to Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet President Ram Nath…

What does the term 'liberal' mean exactly? In the current political discourse it is as much a prejorative expression as 'bhakt' and 'secular' are. Those at the Left of the political spectrum…

Forbearance, a factor critical to sustainability of democracy, is collapsing across the world. Maybe for good reason. Democracies catered to the interests of a few and demanded too much…

New Delhi: Opposition parties were up in arms after coming to know about suspension of Question Hour and private members’ bills in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Trinamool Congress MP…

Is democracy dying? The answer to this depends on whom you ask. The diehard supporters of the current dispensation in India would say it is very much alive and kicking, and is, in fact,…

Politics is a game multi-millionaires play. The entry gates are firmly shut for the poor and even the reasonably well-off. Once inside the gate, the price of staying in the game is heavy.…

The rise of populism has led many to paint a dystopian vision of the future, for India and for the world in general. It is primarily a picture of anarchy, disorder and directionlessness. The…

Noise is the dominant marker of a vibrant democracy. More noise means more expressive voices, more views, more questions, more demands, more healthy arguments and in general, more…