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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...

12 Jan 2021 10:50 AM IST

Right now, there is a physical difference between the PMs House and the PMs Office. By coalescing these together, we will be creating a White House or even a Kremlin, with executive power concentrated in one structure. (Twitter)

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

24 Jun 2021 7:03 AM IST

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

10 Jun 2021 1:03 AM IST

A 14c copy of Magna Carta in the MertonCollege library. (Twitter)

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

13 July 2021 9:11 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Why democracy often turns ugly: Prejudice & hate as...

The byelection for a Member of Parliament in the Yorkshire constituency of Batley was a paradigm of this ugliness

3 July 2021 12:20 AM IST

Democracy is pointless without debate and discussion. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | Dysfunctional Parl leads to a dysfunctional...

Legislatures and Parliaments, while meant to be self-governing, still are in need of governing

5 Jan 2022 1:23 AM IST

The Indian Army deployed over 50,000 soldiers in Ladakh to counter any threat from the Chinese Army. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Aakar Patel | Of democracies, dictatorships & transparency

We should consider that India is not a dictatorship and should be using its natural strength as a democracy

29 March 2022 12:34 AM IST

Elections for the 60-member Manipur Assembly are taking place in two phases, that is, February 28 and March 5. (Photo: PTI/File)

AA Edit | Hate talk: Tough line welcome

The incidents of hate speeches targeting a particular community across the country are unacceptable

28 April 2022 12:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the dedication of KK Patel Super Speciality Hospital at Bhuj in Gujarat, through a video conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Separate visions: Modi, Europe & Ukraine...

The Europeans would not go beyond polite words to speak out against China in the context of the India-China conflict and...

4 May 2022 4:01 AM IST

View of Parliament House ahead of its Monsoon session in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Mum's not the word in House

A fair bit of dissent and demonstrativeness is part of the package that defines democracy, especially a loud one like...

16 July 2022 1:39 AM IST

The victory of Opposition candidate Mohammed Muizzu in the Maldives presidential election seemed imminent when he led in the first round, though falling short of the 50 per cent vote that was needed for an outright victory. (Image : Twitter)

K.C. Singh | Maldives the latest play in India-China games

Warning signals that India's Maldivian policy was fraying had been visible for some time

4 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

There are several petitions before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the law. (Representational Image/ ANI File)

AA Edit | Free speech paramount, leaders' discretion must

Leaders must behave based on realisation that their words could trigger unacceptable actions by their followers

5 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST