Defections and Democracy
TK Arun The Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra is alive and kicking. So are the governments of…
Democracy
The Cycle of Democratic Crisis in Pakistan
Gouri Sankar Nag, Manas Mukul Bandyopadhyay The beagle of retreat of democracy in Pakistan sounds loud with…
Pakistan’s Democracy Dance
Famous Cricketer turned politician Imran Khan, the erstwhile Prime Minister of Pakistan, has been stumped by the opposition and the army in this Establishmentarian Democracy. Although over time almost all Prime Ministers fell out of the real proxy ruler’s favor and could never complete their full tenure, Imran Khan became the first one to be booted out through a ‘No Trust vote ‘. Benazir Bhutto and Shaukat Aziz had survived the no-confidence vote.
Why forging Socio-Political Alliances is no Substitute to Construct a Basic Democracy
T K Arun The lesson to be learned from the recent round of assembly elections is not…
Brick By Brick: Democratising Local Governance in Kerala – Insights from the People’s Plan Campaign
Any debate on development is incomplete without critically engaging its power. People Power Campaign (PPC) was a…
Rendering the Constitution unconstitutional
T K Arun Fundamental rights and the separation of powers among the executive, the judiciary and the…