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The King’s New Court: Why Abolishing PIL Abolishes Justice Itself

April 9, 2026

On April 8, 2026, the Union Government told a nine-judge Constitution Bench....

Constructive Opposition

Beyond Constructive Opposition

March 17, 2026

The phrase ‘constructive opposition’ has hardened into dogma. Yesterday’s analysis laid bare....

Constructive Opposition

A Case Against Constructive Opposition

March 14, 2026

S. Vikram (Political Commentator) In the grammar of Indian politics, few phrases....

The Standard They Cited

March 11, 2026

S. Vikram (Political Commentator) On Rijiju’s Nehru Defence, Parliamentary Decorum, and a....

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The Burden of Refuge: When Rajdharma Yields to Realpolitik

March 6, 2026

शरणागतकहुँजेतजहिं, निजअनहितअनुमानि। तेनरपावरपापमय, तिन्हहिबिलोकतहानि॥ — Ramcharitmanas, Yuddha Kanda (Tulsidas) When Vibhishana arrives....

Election commission : hollowed defiance

November 10, 2025

The election commission as an institution is facing a serious crisis of....

anant singh arrest

Anant Singh arrest: window to deeper social truths

November 3, 2025

The news around the arrest of JDU strongman and noted crime lord....

3 Small States

25 years of smaller states : a mixed report

November 1, 2025

Over the coming week three states would complete 25 years of their....

Bihar Assembly Election

NDA samkalp patra: insult to the electorate’s intellect

October 31, 2025

Amidst high drama, the NDA today released its manifesto for the upcoming....

Sardar Patel

Sardar Patel: The ruthless Gandhian

October 31, 2025

6 years after the 150 years celebration of the mahatma we are....

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