Why do parties with ideologies corrosive to basic democratic values - liberty, equality, and fraternity - enjoy democratic endorsements in India and e
India’s plural tradition, safeguarded by a constitutional commitment to a secular democracy, is going through challenging times. The founding ideals o
The conflict in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has seen many elections. The State sends six MPs to the 543-strong Lok Sabha but 'Kashmir' adds significantly
As India steps into its 77thyear of Independence, it has moved a considerable distance from its lofty founding vision of ushering in a new
In many countries across the world, the active omnipresence of conflicting ideologies is nowhere as apparent as when it comes to official textbooks. G
The 34th C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture was delivered by Jairam Ramesh, former Union Minister and Senior Visiting Fellow, The Hindu Cent
Sedition laws sit at the crossroads of politics and society, and law and justice. The political nature of this “offence against the state” tests the l
Article 124A, characterised aptly by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, as the “prince among the political sections of the Indian Penal Code de
Article 124A of the Indian Penal Code has been through engaging court speeches, Bills and Acts, Reports of commissions and committees, and insightful
