Logo

Logo

Opinion

Musk comes visiting

I am very proud of my daughter Leena (her name, school and workplace information have been changed to protect her privacy). She is very smart and has all three proverbial graces of Greek Mythology.

Iran Gamble

The latest outreach to Iran marks yet another dramatic shift in the US approach toward the Islamic Republic.

Early summer

The early onset of summer across India this year is more than just a shift in seasons ~ it is a signal of a deeper, systemic problem that threatens livelihoods, economic stability, and the foundations of India’s agrarian society.

India and China

“Making the dragon and elephant dance is the only right choice,” says China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi as he extends a friendly hand to India to bolster the democratisation of global relations while stren - gthening the Global South.

America has been here before

As promised, the second Trump administration has quickly rolled out a slew of policies and executive orders that the president says are all aimed at “Making America Great Again.”

Millets for Health

To reap the maximum nutritional benefits from millets, it is essential to encourage their use as staple food. Government policy and entrepreneurs need to take responsibility for ensuring that this does not remain as just a fad food but truly becomes a part of mainstream food habits

Position on disqualification

Under section 10A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, an elected member can be disqualified by the EC for failure to lodge account of election expenses. A member of Rajya Sabha was disqualified by the EC in July 1991 and the Rajya Sabha Secretariat issued the notification of disqualification. The matter was not referred to the President.

A Preferendum?

Politics in many countries is becoming a vaudeville, a soap opera. And we know, in Italian opera, everyone dies in the end. Democracy is already paying a price in the form of institutional inertia and institutional vandalism. The danger also comes from the emerging trend of what Italian writer Enzo Traverso calls ‘post-fascism‘. In loose terms, post-fascism refers to what fascism will look like in the 21st century

Lessons from Israel

The whole issue ought not be reduced to a binary choice between executive and the judiciary, but to one which seeks to improve the existing framework without diminishing the hallowed balance and segregation of powers between the two organs. Nothing should compromise the healthy tensions of ‘checks-and-balances‘ that are absolutely critical for the survival of democracy