Indian democracy

Best of Both Sides: The future of the Idea of India is inseparable from the future of regional parties

June 12, 2026 6:32 am

In a country as vast and diverse as India, the vitality of democracy will always depend on the capacity of the national imagination to accommodate regional aspirations

Delimitation is about federalism vs franchise. Post-2014 politics is too broken to offer any answers

April 15, 2026 8:32 pm

An old constitutional tension has resurfaced in a new political context marked by central dominance and shrinking consensus

Ram Madhav writes: In 2026, two opportunities for India to prove critics wrong, showcase democracy

January 03, 2026 7:34 am

The Election Commission of India, which too is at the receiving end of the propaganda, has the responsibility to deliver on this front in 2026

Fifty years on, we should recall how Indian democracy was tested by the Emergency

June 21, 2025 6:53 am

The nation must recommit to the constitutional principles of freedom, equality and fraternity

Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: Why Opposition's ‘democracy in danger’ pitch cuts little ice with voters

December 01, 2024 8:59 pm

It has to show what it can do with democracy.

Chipping away at the Bench: The dangers of undermining the judiciary

March 01, 2024 9:51 am

As a society, we must recognise the critical importance of a strong, independent judiciary in safeguarding our democratic principles and constitutional rights

Suhas Palshikar writes: India may be on the verge of redefinition of democracy

February 15, 2024 10:46 pm

Emergence of a new intellectual ‘echo system’ ratifies this. Now, we may experience the actual practice of this idea of majoritarian democracy — where differences are excluded

How Basic Structure doctrine became one of the strongest safeguards for Indian democracy

January 24, 2024 10:32 am

Bangladesh, and others in the Commonwealth have imported this Indian judicial invention. It brought out the worst in confrontational politics, governance, intra-judicial divisiveness but also the best in advocacy, idealism and independence amidst great pressure

Majority will have its way, but minority must have its say in democracy, says CJI

December 03, 2023 6:02 am

Best of both sides | Manish Sabharwal writes: Bihar caste survey is a cynical attempt to expand reservation — India needs a different approach

October 13, 2023 1:45 pm

Reservation is a valuable tool but India is ready for something more universal, for the simultaneous pursuit of justice, equality, excellence