Democracy
Mohan Guruswamy | Dysfunctional Parl leads to a dysfunctional democracy
Legislatures and Parliaments, while meant to be self-governing, still are in need of governing
Shikha Mukerjee | In democratic parties, why dissent equals disloyalty?
Respecting the right of party functionaries to speak out, without incurring punishment ought to be the norm rather than the exception
Patralekha Chatterjee | ‘Tit for tat’ is an attack on rule of law & democracy
Mr Khattar does not stop with advocating 'tit for tat' as a strategy
Mohan Guruswamy | Liberty and rights for all: Myth of the Magna Carta
Magna Carta came out of an intra-elite struggle between 40 barons and their King
Farrukh Dhondy | Why democracy often turns ugly: Prejudice & hate as Batley votes
The byelection for a Member of Parliament in the Yorkshire constituency of Batley was a paradigm of this ugliness
Mohan Guruswamy | Modi’s new architecture for govt may hurt India
What should cause us concern is the centrality of the Prime Minister’s residence and office to this new layout
Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Why monopoly of power is a threat to democracy
In short, no matter how legitimately political power is acquired, justice demands the balancing factor of an opposition
Aakar Patel | On Republic Day, time to reclaim our basic rights
None of the rights and liberties that the Constitution saw initially as being “fundamental” are present in the original form today
Authoritarian regimes are using virus to silence its critics, ex-leaders warn
500 signatories, including more than 60 former leaders, wrote an open letter organised by Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Pluralist vs polarised grassroots democracy
Citizenship as a basic identity has had the effect of bringing the politics down to earth.