As India reflects on the outcome of the brief military conflict with Pakistan in early May, it may be worthwhile to ponder over the current reality that even as Indiaâs cultural diversity and sweep of history may be unparalleled in a civilisational context, it remains prone to attacks from countries in its vicinity and beyond….
In 1945 | Photo Credit: AP As conflict once again darkens horizons in the subcontinent, West Asia, North Africa and eastern Europe, Europeans are commemorating 80 years since the guns fell silent over Europe and the worldâs most destructive war began to wind down. On May 8, 1945, as news of Germanyâs surrender spread, crowds…
The Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is not merely a ceremonial seat but also a constitutional imperative. Mandated under Article 93 of the Constitution of India, this role is not just supplementary to the Speakerâs. It is vital for the uninterrupted functioning of the lower House of Parliament. However, in recent…
The judgment of the Supreme Court of India, on April 8, 2025, namely, The State Of Tamil Nadu vs The Governor of Tamilnadu and Anr., can be called a landmark one as it has brought greater clarity to the constitutional provision dealing with the giving of assent to a Bill by a Governor. In this…
Last week, in a judgment of wide-ranging significance, in The State of Tamil Nadu vs The Governor of Tamil Nadu and Anr., a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan, reaffirmed the limits that bind gubernatorial authority. In doing so, the Court reminded us of a…
âIt breaks my heart to see girls dropping out of school due to climate change and migration,â says a didi from Dhanelikanhar village in Kanker, Chhattisgarh. âThis generation was supposed to do better.â It has been 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark international agenda outlining an…
At a public function, in February 2025, to commemorate National Science Day, the Union Minister for Science and Technology said that âIndia will overtake the U.S. in the number of scientific publications by 2029â. He went on to say that China with 8,98,949 publications is in the lead followed by the United States with 4,57,335…
As the debate on a fresh delimitation of legislative constituencies heats up, a number of concerns have been aired along with their solutions, including the very sensible proposal to freeze the number of parliamentary seats but increase the number of Assembly seats in States whose population has grown. That is the more democratic formula since…
Across the world, there is broad agreement, including in the area of politics and diplomacy, that a strong leader can be useful. The term, no doubt, carries more than one interpretation, but is generally taken to mean a leader who concentrates a great deal of power in his hands and dominates both a wide swathe…
In the last two decades in India, a major epidemiological transition has happened that has not captured sufficient public attention â the challenge of overweight and obesity. The National Family Health Survey round 5 (NFHS-5, 2019-21) suggests that nearly one in every four men or women is obese. The proportion of those who are overweight…
