The Shift in Power to the Police is Troubling: The New Criminal Laws
Do the laws that replace IPC, CrPC, and the Evidence Act work to enhance the accountability of the state to the people?
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The Gap between Money Bills and Financial Bills Could Cause a Threat to Democracy
If the government can arbitrarily class any Bill as a Money Bill, its passage in Lok Sabha is enough to make it law; that would make the Rajya Sabha redundant
Why Crowd-funding through UPI is the Best Option for Congress Fundraising on 138-Year Anniversary
Funding politics directly by the public, with every paisa automatically accounted for, would make parties accountable to the people.
Article 370 Verdict: India’s Global Standing Receives a Significant Boost
A process that started in August 2019 finally culminated this week when the Supreme Court placed its seal of approval on the Narendra Modi government's decision to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution. On 5 August 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah announced in parliament the scrapping of Article 370, which had exempted Jammu and Kashmir from the Indian Constitution (except Article 1 and Article 370 itself) and permitted the state to draft its own Constitution. india
Examining the Impact of Technocratic Psephology on Election and Democracy
Election analysis is now entertainment feeding hyper-nationalism, and where critical debate and reflection are missing.
Caste, Capital, and Contention: Unraveling the Layers of Reservation in India
Reservation is a tool that enables access to those for whom it has been long denied. Until caste discrimination persists, there is no question of withdrawing caste-based affirmative action.
Kashmir’s Crossroads: Challenges and Dreams in a Post-Article 370 Era
Now that the abrogation of Article 370 has received the Supreme Court’s imprimatur, and all laws passed by India’s Parliament would apply in equal measure to Jammu and Kashmir as to any other state of the Union, have we regained the Kashmir of tranquil beauty depicted in films like Kashmir ki Kali?