Indian democracy
Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Inequality and democracy: Can it ensure a better life?
Amidst the electoral fervor, the stark realities of economic inequality cast a sobering shadow over the celebration of democracy.
Mohan Guruswamy | What ails our democracy? Power flows from the top
No party seems without some blame attached it, for this seems to have become the norm these days
AA Edit | Freebies: It’s not courts’ call
The leading question the judiciary may have entertained is whether any political party would agree to curbs on freebies ahead of polls
Indian democracy is global public good; if that cracks, it will cause problem: Rahul
Rahul said that there are two different designs of governance at play in India, one that stifles voices and the other that listen
AA Edit | Univs should be open to all ideological discourse
If the universities had ended with being a platform for exchange of ideas, India’s course of history would have been different
AA Edit | Bulldozer raj is wrong, laws must be followed
There is a certain irresistible appeal for the frontbenchers amongst the cineaste to whistle at such a Robin Hood approach
Pavan K. Varma | Sans wall against despotism, govt cherrypicking dharma
In this process, the interests of the State become conterminous with the personal interests of the political leader
Aakar Patel | Why voters still re-elect govts despite failures on jobs, growth
This piece is not about the parties and elections but about the voter, and why they vote in the way they do
Mohan Guruswamy | On secularism, conversion and the nature of religion
The acceptance of democracy as a way of life implies that we accept that we hold certain rights to be inalienable
Can democracy survive the Big Tech onslaught?
Big Tech, in a way unimaginable even a couple of decades ago, today has a stranglehold on information dissemination & has become ubiquitous