Opinion

Dragon and the art of selective amnesia

14 Sep 2020 07:00 AM IST

Before making outrageous claims, Chinese officials should do their homework and know their country’s history. China has not always claimed Arunachal Pradesh.

COVID CAN’T BE FOUGHT WITHOUT TACKLING RISING MENTAL HEALTH CASES

14 Sep 2020 06:58 AM IST

In this time of the pandemic, the mental health status of most people can be compared to a silent but ticking time bomb. As many as 264 million people in the world suffer from depression and about 85 per cent people in low and middle-income countries do not receive any

I remember Ram Jethmalani as a very large-hearted man

14 Sep 2020 06:54 AM IST

Thank you, Mahesh. To commemorate your father’s memory is a great idea and everything said about him till now is true and valid, but let me say that above all I remember him as a very large-hearted man. I remember a person who I knew candidly that he virtually disliked,

Ram Jethmalani had a great capacity to make complex problems simple

14 Sep 2020 06:40 AM IST

I remember when we were doing the hawala case and Ram was explaining the law of hearsay to the judges, Arun was sitting next to him and Ram says if somebody tells me that he saw Arun in the Lodhi Garden wearing pink glasses, that is not evidence of the

WILL OPPOSITION UNITE TO ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS TO GOVT?

12 Sep 2020 07:47 AM IST

Finally, Parliament is all set to reopen for a delayed monsoon session. Keeping Covid-19 in mind, appropriate seating arrangements have been made, with the rules of engagement clearly spelt out by the Speaker. But one wonders about the other rules of engagement regarding what all will be discussed inside Parliament?

Delhi riots: Spontaneous violence or planned conspiracy?

12 Sep 2020 07:44 AM IST

Delhi is considered to be one of the posh cosmopolitan cities of our country which would give any outsider the vibe that people here are all about looking good and eating well. This could very well be true for those in the Lutyens’ Zone and a substantial part of South

Time for India to adopt and embrace ‘dharmic expansionism’ as a geopolitical goal

12 Sep 2020 07:40 AM IST

In the previous columns, this author had argued the need for our leadership to recalibrate India’s geopolitical approach such that becoming Kautilyan Chakravarti or a global superpower should be our strategic goal and how this alone will pave the way for India to truly don the mantle of ‘Vishwa Guru’.

Milestone case: Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala

12 Sep 2020 07:37 AM IST

A tussle between India’s two paramount democratic institutions—Parliament and judiciary.

National Education Policy, 2020: Step towards ‘Achhe Din’?

12 Sep 2020 07:13 AM IST

Today in the 21st century, India has witnessed a major change in the education policy after 1986, 34 years ago wherein 1992; a simple modification was made out. A prolific liberal intellectual named, Henry S. Commager once said, “Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education

Kangana Ranaut appears inclined to enter electoral politics

11 Sep 2020 07:51 AM IST

It is virtually certain that Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut is poised to enter politics in a not too distant future. Courting controversy is nothing new for the National Award-winning actor, and this time, she has decided to lock horns with the Shiv Sena, one of the principal parties ruling Maharashtra

Judging ‘under stress’: What it does to judges

11 Sep 2020 07:40 AM IST

“The judiciary as a robust and independent branch of government with judges who are impartial, independent, and free from the improper external influences that, whatever their provenance, can no longer be tolerated.” There is little question that a judge-ship offers many opportunities for personal fulfillment and satisfaction, and that many

Constitutional validity of quotas for economically weaker section

11 Sep 2020 07:22 AM IST

SCHEME OF RESERVATION FOR THE ECONOMIC WEAKER SECTIONS On 9th January 2019, the Parliament of India enacted the Constitution (103rd Amendment Act,2019) and authorized the State to make reservations in higher education and affairs of Public Employment solely on the basis of economy. The act amended Article 15 and 16