politics
RG Kar and the politics of justice
Is politics the only endgame for those seeking justice in a country where issues often get buried once the camera lens swivels to the latest viral story? It is an unsettling question, not least because… Source link
The Incredibles of TN: Superheroes sans script
There is a moment in the animated superhero film ‘The Incredibles’ when Bob Parr, once the mighty Mr Incredible, sits in a drab office cubicle, reliving his past glory while struggling to find his place… Source link
Elementary, Investigators
Good investigations are built on proof — not guesses. Recently, a special judge named Jitender Singh strongly criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over its case about Delhi’s excise policy. The judge said the… Source link
Beyond the text: Why constitutional morality matters more than the Constitution
The term constitutional morality was first used by Dr B R Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly while responding to criticism that India’s Constitution contained unnecessary administrative details that should have been left to Parliament or… Source link
Tamil Nadu: Where coalition dharma is one-way street
You have your say; we have our way – that’s the message DMK has sent its allies. Against the backdrop of several Congress leaders speaking of power-sharing – and the leadership being strategically ambiguous –… Source link
The political economy of selective enforcement: When law becomes a price tag
In Patna, a tiny Sudha milk booth has anchored the corner of my street for more than ten years, a permanent fixture supplying the capital with Comfed’s fresh milk. Then, overnight, it was dismantled and… Source link
The implications of international law and legal consequences of US intervention in Venezuela
The international law considers intervention by considering less the labels and more behavior: what was undertaken, where, how often with the degree of coercion and what purported legal authority. The legal analysis thus varies on… Source link
Dangerous AQI levels, devious environmentalists, and self-serving politicians
As every year, the alarmingly high air quality index (AQI) continues to torment people in Delhi-NCR. The stubbornness of air pollution in winters is the consequence of two causes: wrong, misleading diagnosis; and incompetence and… Source link
21st century, 25 years: The return of Asia
There is little doubt that the MAGA crowd in America that goes into raptures every time their patron saint, Donald Trump, makes an outrageous claim, would be aware of the name Angus Maddison. He is… Source link
Job guarantee: Lost in BJP-Cong alphabet soup
MGNREGA – India’s employment guarantee scheme – is no more. GOI scrapped it last week and replaced it with another tongue-twister acronym: VB-G RAM G. MGNREGA had many problems and the new scheme has left… Source link