Indian democracy

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

Election, no longer a settled issue

September 11, 2023 9:42 am

What both proponents and critics of one-nation-one-election miss: The constitutional mandate and imagination of democracy as political norm

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla writes: Parliament has created an elegant symphony of democracy, that rises above the occasional

September 01, 2023 9:44 am

It is not only Members of Parliament but also citizens who should seriously introspect as to how the pre-eminence of Parliament among the organs of the state can be restored

How India can prevent unnatural political alliances

July 18, 2023 9:43 am

Instead of the first-past-the-post system, voters should be able to choose Many of the Above from multiple candidates and parties could end need for opportunistic electoral alliances