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Shift in form of governance could trigger other conflicts

A regime change, unlike a new government, alters the form of governance, eg from autocracy to democracy.

10 Oct 2018 12:08 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

Nationalism is eroding democracy

That's a popular drug these days, and all we have to do is look next door at India to see the consequences.

2 Oct 2018 12:25 AM IST

Supreme Court judges (from left) Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Jasti Chelameswar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Madan Bhimrao Lokur address the media in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: File/AP)

A democracy in peril

The BJP/RSS has deliberately polarised the media, especially television into us media' and them media'.

21 Jan 2018 1:19 AM IST

Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

The most uncertain year for Pak is here

The more Nawaz tries to force his way back into the system, the greater the resistance will be.

1 Jan 2018 2:09 AM IST

Yashwant Sinha quits BJP, will work to save democracy'

Mr Sinha, however, made it clear that he would not join any other political party.

22 April 2018 2:17 AM IST

A statue of Soviet state founder Valdimir Lenin was toppled by protesters in Kiev during a rally organised by supporters of EU interation.

Erase memories, perpetuate hate

Social justice movements seek the removal of racist Civil War era symbols from public spaces amid the rise of far-right...

1 April 2018 1:55 AM IST

Hard times lie ahead for Pak: Acrimony will not go away

The suicide bombing in Quetta, in which more than 30 people died, and the killing of an activist in Swabi, could only be...

27 July 2018 12:26 AM IST

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia (Photo: PTI)

Price of democracy? A 4-point growth mantra

Wasteful use of capital is hardwired into a system which prices capital cheaply.

9 July 2018 12:04 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi addressing election rally in Haryana. (Photo: ANI)

Enrich festival of democracy: PM Modi urges voters to 'turnout in...

Polling for 90 seats of Haryana and 288 constituencies of Maharashtra began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm in the...

21 Oct 2019 8:14 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah, Bollywood actress Hema Malini, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj are among the star campaigners of the party. (Image: PTI)

Be alive to tyranny dressed as democracy

The BJP had the numbers, and hence the right to pass the law in the manner it wanted.

6 Oct 2019 3:09 AM IST

$We are proud of our Constitution, we reiterate our commitment to preserving the values contained in it,\ Rahul tweeted in Hindi. (Photo: ANI)$ India

Committed to preserving values of our Constitution: Rahul Gandhi,...

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday reiterated the commitment to preserve the values mentioned in the...

26 Nov 2019 1:58 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

'Democracy murdered in Maharashtra': Rahul as political drama...

He made these remarks during Question Hour when Speaker Om Birla told him to ask a supplementary.

25 Nov 2019 11:32 AM IST