Introduction
It has been evident for some time that the judicial system in India is in a state of crisis. It is also increasingly obvious that this crisis is interconnected with a crisis in the polity and, in turn, has ramifications for the (...)
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The Smothering of Justice
19 May 2019, by Anil Nauriya -
Credibility of Election Commission under Scanner
19 May 2019by Mahendra Ved
Governing general elections in as vast and diverse a nation as India is never easy; it becomes more difficult when integrity and impartiality of the poll administrator are doubted.
India’s polity, despite its robustness and seven (...) -
Curse! "Maine kaha tera (Mumbai ATS chief late Hemant Karkare) sarvanash hoga”
19 May 2019, by A K Biswas“In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.... If Hindu Raj does become a fact, it will, no doubt be the greatest calamity for this country. No matter what the Hindus say, Hinduism is a menace to (...) -
VVPAT Verification: The Supreme Court Must Defend Democracy
19 May 2019, by Badri RainaFor citizens of India who still care about preserving constitutional democracy, it was a reassuring moment when four senior-most judges of the highest court in the land confided publicly their fear that democracy was “in peril”. Their reference (...) -
BJP’s War against Kashmir and the Kashmiris
19 May 2019, by Arup Kumar SenA casual glance at the reports of human rights organisations testifies gross human rights violations in the Kashmir Valley after the enactment of the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990. The recent unusual order of the (...) -
Cameos / Marx and Marxism
19 May 2019, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s 158th birth anniversary was observed last Thursday (May 9, 2019). On this occasion we are reproducing a piece by N.C. on Tagore written 78 years ago, in 1941. It was published in The Calcutta (...) -
A Weird Election Campaign!
19 May 2019by L.K. Sharma
What are the current elections about? About an “endangered” majority, misdeeds of the “anti-nationals” colluding with a minority, Pakistan being threatened with a nuclear war, a Congress Prime Minister travelling by an (...) -
What would they do to prevent the Enemy?
18 May 2019by Binoy Viswam
These eventful days of hectic electioneering reveal the real character and content of Indian politics of the present and future. In the ultimate analysis, this war between various political parties and coalitions broadly point to (...) -
From ‘fiction to reality’ : Zelenskiy Emerges Victorious in Ukraine’s Presidential Poll
18 May 2019by R.G. Gidadhubli
The Ukrainian presidential election, held on April 21, 2019, has created history by electing 41-year-old comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the head of state with a landslide victory; he secured 73 per cent of votes against (...) -
Social Justice in India: An Adivasi Perspective
18 May 2019by Nayakara Veeresha
February 20 is observed every year since 2009 by the United Nations as the “World Day of Social Justice (WDSJ)”. The purpose is to take stock of the plight of injustice across the globe and to push for tenable solutions in (...)
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