The Daily Fix: Does BJP think putting terror-accused Pragya Thakur in Lok Sabha will bring vikas?

Contrary to the party’s claims, Thakur has not been given a ‘clean chit’ by the courts.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Apr 19, 2019 · 09:30 am

The Daily Fix: The Election Commission should go beyond just cancelling polls to stop corruption

Unless corrupt candidates are barred from contesting, the cash for votes menace will not end.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Apr 17, 2019 · 09:34 am

The Daily Fix: The ABCD of Maneka Gandhi’s contempt for India’s Constitution

The right to vote and the right to equality go hand in hand.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Apr 16, 2019 · 09:44 am

The Daily Fix: Centre’s arguments for electoral bonds treat political parties as private concerns

The same government which had argued against an individual’s fundamental right to privacy now invokes it to protect parties.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Apr 12, 2019 · 09:30 am

The Daily Fix: Madras High Court stay on Chennai-Salem highway project is welcome relief for farmers

But it is worrying that a court has to protect people and forests from their government.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Apr 10, 2019 · 09:30 am

The Daily Fix: In the BJP’s 2019 manifesto, development plays second fiddle to politics of fear

Focusing on national security, it conjures up a country under siege.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Apr 09, 2019 · 09:30 am

The Daily Fix: Madras High Court's knee-jerk TikTok ban is another attack on free speech in India

The order is arbitrary, making no attempt made to prove why the social media service deserves to be prohibited.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Apr 05, 2019 · 09:30 am

The Daily Fix: India’s parties must take manifestos seriously, prioritise substance over rhetoric

Indian politics needs to move beyond harping on social cleavages.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Apr 03, 2019 · 09:30 am

The Daily Fix: Goodbye, vikas! Modi and the BJP have decided to run an explicitly communal campaign

Rather than solve the grave economic problems facing India, the party is creating more trouble by widening social cleavages.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Apr 02, 2019 · 09:30 am

The Daily Fix: Supreme Court must heed Election Commission’s warning about electoral bonds

The Election Commission told the court that the bonds will have a ‘serious impact’ on transparency in political funding.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Mar 29, 2019 · 09:17 am

The Daily Fix: Why is BJP being allowed to give cash handouts to farmers if other parties can’t?

Odisha says it has been prevented from releasing farmer income support funds even though the Centre has been allowed to do the same.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Mar 27, 2019 · 09:30 am

The Daily Fix: Election Commission needs to be more proactive to improve trust in its systems

It would cost the commission little to bring in minor improvements, that could have a big impact on the faith people have in its set-up.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Mar 26, 2019 · 09:14 am