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The Perils of Governing by Arrest
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The Centre’s bid to enforce political morality through constitutional amendment risks empowering investigative agencies at the expense of democratic mandate.
Can a government be ethically run from a prison cell?...
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Betraying the Ballot
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The recent split within the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena marks a critical turning point in Maharashtra politics. With six rebel Members of Parliament (MPs) set to merge into the Eknath...
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Anchoring India’s Resilient Future
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For nearly half a decade, the global geopolitical landscape has been stuck in a state of permanent turbulence. The protracted war in Ukraine, the protectionist tariff regimes of the Trump...
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Can Compulsory Voting Strengthen Democracy?
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India’s periodic flirtation with compulsory voting raises the fundamental question of whether participation can be mandated without eroding liberty.
While hearing a petition seeking to strengthen the provision of ‘None...
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After the Mandate, the Test of Governance
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With a sweeping municipal mandate in hand, Maharashtra’s ruling alliance must prove that concrete victories can translate into everyday competence.
Nearly a month after the January 15 civic polls, the...
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Vote Splitters or Game-Changers?
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Humayun Kabir
India’s political landscape is once again getting crowded with new party banners, ambitious launches, and familiar claims of “alternatives.” In just the last fortnight, three new political outfits...
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Broken Cities, Hollowed Polls
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The battle for Maharashtra’s civic polls has reduced a test of urban service delivery to a tawdry spectacle of defections, deal-making and power without purpose.
As 29 municipal corporations in...
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Is Priyanka Gandhi the Congress’s Best Bet?
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As the grand old party falters, the Congress’ most assured parliamentary voice is forcing a long-deferred reckoning on leadership.
With electoral reverses in Bihar, chronic infighting in Karnataka, and organisational...
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Signals Beyond the Numbers
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Kerala’s local body verdict weakens the Left’s incumbency and hands the BJP a limited psychological breakthrough ahead of the 2026 Assembly battle.
As the Congress held a rally against alleged...
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The Battle Beneath the Breakfast Table
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The tug-of-war over the leadership change in Karnataka’s Congress government may have quietened for now, but the uneasy calm hardly inspires confidence. The state, after all, has a had long...
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The Race for the BJP’s Next ‘Pradhan’
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The dust has barely settled on Bihar’s assembly election, but within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the contest that truly matters has quietly begun. Nitish Kumar is back in the...
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