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A patently unconstitutional piece of legislation

The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 has a sinister political logic — the first de jure attempt towards a Hindu Rashtra

Wholly subordinated to the majoritarian nation

Varghese K. George

A growing blot on the criminal justice system

Faizan Mustafa While there is reason to be concerned about delays in rape trials, a Hyderabad-like solution is out of the question

Constitutional justice is non-negotiable

Kalpana Kannabiran B. Sudarshan Reddy The ends of justice are not served by wanton killing and retributive blood lust; India must follow constitutional morality

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Life in a deadly democracy

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Can banking recover?

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Adopting a ‘wait and watch’ approach

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Talk like a South Asian

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As the borders begin to close

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The politics of AI

A Nepal-India win-win

The new Prime Minister in Kathmandu needs a hands-off New Delhi to ensure mutually beneficial stability and growth

For India, it should be neighbourhood first

While other geopolitical issues are important, New Delhi must give South Asia its fullest attention

Science should have the last word

As India continues to be hidebound with tradition and rituals, the need for ‘scientific temper’ is essential as never before

Not a prescription for the poor

With out-patient costs outside its purview, the National Health Protection Scheme is unlikely to help those it wants to

Making up for lost time

India and Canada must use Justin Trudeau’s visit to take a long-term view of bilateral ties

A deepening crisis

Our national aspirations will remain unmet at long as we fail to prioritise education

Back to the chessboard?

The political crisis in Sri Lanka will likely end in a reconfiguration of coalition forces

The ratings illusion

Nations give too much importance to credit rating agencies despite their structural flaws

How to handle Big Data

There are infinite ways to analyse data, but great caution must be exercised

The danger of counterfactuals

To ascribe Partition to the machinations of the Congress is to distort a very complex history

Expanding horizons

India’s West Asia engagement must focus on strengthening its presence as an economic and security partner

The jallikattu challenge

Any effort at securing animal welfare will have to be grounded in our own rights as human beings

Let the chips fall where they may

New Delhi has very little moral, legal and political locus standi to justify an intervention in the Maldives.

Hardly a gamechanger

Neither the Budget nor the National Health Policy 2017 shows a clear health sector road map

Are fiscal risks increasing?

The fiscal deficit rule has been honoured more in breach than in observance. We need better discipline

In different courts

Selective judicial activism is now seen as the dominant force against democratic representation in Pakistan

Call to democracy

The Maldives crisis highlights a long-standing debate: has being a democracy shaped India’s approach to the region?

The manufacturing muddle

Without closing the loop of consumer demand and supply, neither GDP growth nor job growth will quicken

The anatomy of another riot

Kasganj is a metaphor for the emerging everydayness of riot-induced violence

If that door should shut now

India cannot be so opaque to history as to say no refugees will hereafter be allowed to enter its territory

Forging a new nuclear deal

The India-U.S. civil nuclear agreement is obsolete. In reviving it, India must heed the new global realities

Goodbye to fiscal consolidation

With the rural constituency in focus, the government’s spending road map may cross expected limits

Power of a single identity

Indian activists echo American conservatives of the 1930s, but Aadhaar is the best tool to administer the subsidy regime

A road map for renewal

Will the Budget address the concerns raised in the Economic Survey or will it go its own way?

Walking with others on a tightrope

Gandhi knew well that one cannot be a friend of Truth without living on the edge

A vote for state funding

Electoral bonds cannot clean up campaign finance

Natural partners in the Asian century

There is a need for a fresh perspective in India’s China policy

The grounding of Air India

When the public sector does not serve the public interest, it becomes a millstone around our necks

Afghanistan, on a slow fuse

Erosion in the international consensus on rebuilding the country must be reversed before it’s too late

Battleground Karnataka

In the fractious run-up to the Assembly elections, the first round may have gone to the Congress

Getting back on the democratic path

India gave itself a great system but now does not seem to know how to keep it up to standard

The great American arms bazaar

Donald Trump’s attempt to rework the commercial-strategic equation spells an opportunity for India

Signs of a geopolitical whirlwind

As the U.S. recalibrates ties with Pakistan, India should maintain a cautious distance

Failures of inference: liberalism and contemporary populism

Liberalism is complicit in generating the crisis of contemporary populism

Talking over a law: the need for public conversation on the judiciary

There should be a frank public conversation on the judiciary — an internal patch-up is not enough

Following the grain trail: on India's public distribution system

Many States have initiated ‘reforms’ of the public distribution system that are hurting millions of people

Aadhaar: Enabling a form of supersurveillance

The Aadhaar project falls short in limiting biometrics collection to voluntary choice and in guaranteeing data protection

Rights in the age of big data

Data protection legislation should be about protecting people, not innovation

The road still runs through Ramallah

Advocating the Israel-Palestine peace process is vital for India to restore its influence in West Asia

The map of rural deprivation

For millions hit by agricultural distress, the escape to construction jobs is grinding to a halt

The Iranian crisis is not yet over

The largest public display of discontent since 2009, the current protests signal a new period of uncertainty

Dark clouds across Asia

From east to west, India must brace itself for more disorder across the continent in 2018

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A TV grab of Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaking in the Lok Sabha.

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The display board showing the votes polled during the Citizenship Amendment Bill voting that took place after a seven-hour-long debate in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi on December 9, 2019. Twitter/@LokSabhaSectt

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Front page of OCI Registration Certificate

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Arnab Goswami. File

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Vinay Sharma, one of the four convicts, in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case./ File photo

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