How the triple talaq judgement was in many ways a wasted opportunity

Though it declares instantaneous triple talaq unconstitutional, the verdict misses the chance to assert that personal laws cannot override fundamental rights.

Suchitra Vijayan

· Aug 28, 2017 · 12:30 pm

To solve its security crises, India must recognise that the real battle is the one for the mind

Enemies inside and outside are successfully hijacking the narrative about everything from Kashmir to Naxalism.

Raghu Raman

· May 03, 2017 · 12:30 pm

History revisited: 'Bande Mataram' was written as a song about Bengal – not India

As 'Vande Mataram' causes a controversy between BJP members of the Meerut municipality and Muslim councilors, a note about the origins of Bankim Chandra's poem.

Garga Chatterjee

· Mar 31, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Finance Bill: In one stroke, the BJP government has undermined several democratic institutions

The way the Centre ramrodded the legislation through Lok Sabha practically rendered the process of Parliamentary scrutiny irrelevant.

Raman Jit Singh Chima

· Mar 28, 2017 · 10:30 am

The BJP's communal strategy failed in Bihar. So why are Modi and Shah repeating it in Uttar Pradesh?

It is not desperation that has driven the prime minister towards communalism. It is ideology.

Apoorvanand

· Feb 22, 2017 · 10:30 am

Is the Centre using the women quota row to influence Nagaland's political future?

The controversy has raised some very difficult legal and political issues that need to be understood in all their complexity.

Nandita Haksar

· Feb 19, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Are the demons of demonetisation starting to haunt the government?

It's clear that the administration was unprepared to handle the crisis that it has unleashed.

Mohan Guruswamy

· Nov 27, 2016 · 06:30 am

The ban on Zakir Naik's NGO should bring India's anti-terror law into the spotlight

The crackdown on Islamic Research Foundation underlines the draconian provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

Alok Prasanna Kumar

· Nov 17, 2016 · 08:00 am

Other environmental concerns apart, GM mustard could also send bees buzzing away

The government, in its assessment of the transgenic crop, has not adequately looked at the impact it will have on bees, among the most important pollinators.

Parthib Basu

· Oct 26, 2016 · 10:30 am

Triple talaq debate: Why does the BJP raise the need for modernity only when referring to Muslims?

The ruling party is quite willing to use religious sentiment as the excuse to justify bans on cow slaughter.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Oct 20, 2016 · 08:00 am

For the BJP, the Uniform Civil Code is a dog-whistle to consolidate its vote bank

There has been no clarity on what such an all-encompassing law will actually entail.

Alok Prasanna Kumar

· Oct 17, 2016 · 08:00 am

Utterly butterly reprehensible: When violence is as normal as butter

Media images may not have a direct effect upon our actions, but they could help to make certain ways of thinking acceptable.

Sanjay Srivastava

· Oct 06, 2016 · 08:00 am