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To the poll booth, with no donor knowledge

Suhrith Parthasarathy

Worries over the electoral bond scheme go beyond its patent unconstitutionality — it befouls democracy and elections

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Punjab is more than just another election

The substance of the U.P. elections

Seema Chishti Smoke signals from Uttar Pradesh could pose a challenge to Hindutva politics beyond the State

Why Republic Day is celebrated

Rajeev Bhargava India is a republic only when its laws result from free public discussion and pass open scrutiny

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To the poll booth, with no donor knowledge

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Punjab is more than just another election

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The substance of the U.P. elections

Unlock India’s food processing potential

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Why Republic Day is celebrated

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Tackling the Omicron wave, getting future-ready

A chance to support growth, fiscal consolidation

Two years of real growth in economic activities have been wiped out by COVID-19, which the Budget must take note of

The ground rules of ‘the one land of many’

Today, some in positions of power in India seem to be questioning those rules — which makes it crucial to reaffirm them

Drop the IAS cadre rules amendments

States are right in perceiving the planned amendments to Rule 6(1) to be an infringement of their rights

What Vladimir Putin really wants

The West cannot ignore a determined Russian President any more as Moscow prepares for its next act — on Ukraine

The cracks in U.P.’s ‘socially engineered’ caste wall

There could be an electoral fallout with backward communities feeling a sense of estrangement with Hindutva politics

India’s watchwords in a not so bright 2022

There are risks that could be both domestic and geopolitical and New Delhi must take care to read the signals properly

Storm warnings of a megacity collapse

What urban India needs today is not flashy retrofitted ‘smart’ enclaves but sound, functional metropolitan cities

An epidemiologically sound testing strategy

India’s latest COVID-19 advisory shifts the pandemic response from ‘treatment oriented’ to one focused on public health

A quest for social consensus against hate speech

It requires consistent legal implementation over time and daily conversations that society needs to have

Extending GST compensation as a reform catalyst

The transition to GST is still in progress and an extension will provide comfort to States to help roll out crucial changes

The sail that Indian diplomacy, statecraft need

Striking the right balance between continental and maritime security will enable India’s long-term security interests

Some Raj Bhavans are on the war path

The Governor must be mindful of being a friend and a guide to his government, more so in Opposition-ruled States

Re-establishing ownership of the Mandal space

The hegemony of Hindutva has not necessarily meant that Mandal politics is on its last legs

The politics of a Minimum Support Price

Facilitating a bargain between wealth accumulators and welfare seekers seems to have become the key function of politics

The Chinese challenge uncovers India’s fragilities

The border crisis has laid bare political, economic and diplomatic problems — the result of choices made after 2014

The hint of a ‘one nation one NGO’ regime

The current purge against civil society organisations seems to be indiscriminate and alarming

A sobering reminder to the powers that be

The present masters of the nation’s destiny must remember the solemn assurance their tallest ever leader made in 2003

This NSP cannot change Pakistan’s direction

Without cooperative ties with India, the Pakistan people may not have human security or a successful economy

An unfortunate ideological shift in the judiciary

A recent speech by a judge of the Supreme Court has serious legal and political connotations

Barriers to a knowledge society in Kerala

While the Left’s contribution has led to the decline of the university, the Congress’s role has hit education in general

Haridwar’s hubris of hate must be stopped

A manic irrationality is being seeded in Indian society, with hate-filled words having an impact on the rights of all

Put out the data, boost the dose of transparency

The Government must make COVID-19 data including that for vaccine regulatory approvals and policy available

The cold truth about India’s income inequality

Far from pushing for social and economic equality, the state is fanning systems and principles to strengthen the divide

The elderly are assets, not dependents

Proof of a truly developed country lies in the way it not only nurtures its young but also cares for its elders, equally

Under Modi 2.0, a course-corrected foreign policy

The Ministry of External Affairs appears to have taken back the reins, with an emphasis on substance over style

Needed, a public health data architecture for India

It would be better off with few comprehensive national surveys than being over-dependent on the omnibus NFHS

As a regional leader, not a victim of circumstance

India must respond to neighbourhood challenges by making it clear that it is an arbiter of its destiny and the region’s

Changing the iconography of power

The hegemony of Hindutva can be gauged by its confident makeover of structures with a powerful symbolic significance

Amid vaccine booster talk, context matters a lot

While discussions are essential, India should decide its COVID-19 booster dose policy based on local evidence and data

Reality checks for the Opposition’s unity project

Since 2014, the Opposition parties have been divided and ineffectual; merely beating the drum of oneness is not enough

The challenge of achieving 9.5% growth rate

The key lies in the government’s ongoing emphasis on infrastructure spending as reflected in its capital expenditure

Reflections on flying blind into the storm

The lack of public data on the pandemic will hit the integration of a fast shifting scientific frontier with clinical practice

A false conflation between duties and rights

Allowing the language of fundamental duties to subsume political debates would hit the moral principles of the republic

Going back to the foundation of the Republic

The most important contribution of the Constitution to civic nationalism is of representation centred on individuals

Fathoming the new world disorder

It is pegged to the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, a development with a far-reaching impact on global politics

The evolution and framing of the Constitution

It does not impose, with reason, the same burden of accountability on the Judiciary as the Executive and the Legislature

Goods and Services Tax as an unfinished agenda

Seen purely from a revenue point of view and as a fiscal policy tool, India’s GST is still on a rocky road

Children and schooling in the post-COVID-19 era

India will have to confront bitter facts if it wants to prepare a recovery plan of any credible and practical value

Russia, a legacy relationship with limitations

The India-Russia relationship stands deeply strained by larger geopolitical realities, but there is scope for improved ties

A monumental mistake fomented by impunity

The anguish over the Nagaland killings is inadequate, especially as there is no gesture to recommend the end of AFSPA

A docket full of unresolved constitutional cases

These involve crucial questions about state power, accountability and impunity, and cannot be left hanging by the courts

The Omicron response is not making sense

The onus is on countries in the global south to show leadership and let rationality and science determine the course

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