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Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is Contributing Editor at the Indian Express. He has been vice-chancellor of Ashoka University and president, Centre Policy Research. Before he started engaging with contemporary affairs, he taught political theory at Harvard, and briefly at JNU. He has written on intellectual history, political theory, law, India's social transformation and world affairs. He is the recipient of the Infosys Prize, the Adisheshiah Prize and the Amartya Sen Prize. Follow @pbmehta
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Cracks in the edifice: Results give a small but important reprieve from BJP’s arroganceSubscriber Only
October 25, 2019 04:38 IST
The opposition can take some heart from the fact there is political space for them to exploit. But this political space can have a multiplier if there is more smart and credible coordination amongst all opposition groups that converts a protest vote into an alternative narrative.
Fri, Oct 25, 2019
Congress ambivalence has allowed BJP to walk away with liberal agendasSubscriber Only
October 19, 2019 00:30 IST
Fighting for secularism against the BJP is hard enough; being tarred with the legacy of Congress makes it even harder.
Sat, Oct 19, 2019
Serial authoritarianism picks out targets one by one, and tires out challengesSubscriber Only
October 10, 2019 04:04 IST
The episode featuring sedition charges against eminent writers and directors — now belatedly withdrawn — is a reminder of the peculiar nature of the crisis of liberal institutionalism in India.
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
South Asia needs a culture of commitment to human rightsSubscriber Only
October 01, 2019 04:30 IST
The challenges of both India and Pakistan can be solved only if we re-imagine ourselves, internally, as a zone of freedom, not warring identities.
Tue, Oct 01, 2019
Modi-Trump event is a window to the politics of our timesSubscriber Only
September 24, 2019 02:50 IST
Modi-Trump event is a window to the politics of our times: They have sold the thrill of power and prejudice
Tue, Sep 24, 2019
The tactical SanghSubscriber Only
September 14, 2019 00:30 IST
An exhaustive account, also a timely reminder, of the history of RSS and its equation with democracy
Sat, Sep 14, 2019
A hundred days on, Modi 2.0: Its purpose is the show of power, nationalist fervour, social controlSubscriber Only
September 10, 2019 04:00 IST
The hundred days is not a catalogue of specific actions, some good some bad. They are certainly marked by Modi’s energy, drive, imperiousness and unerring instinct to dominate the political discourse. They, rather, reveal the consolidation of a regime type.
Tue, Sep 10, 2019
Whose faith will be privileged in the public sphere?Subscriber Only
August 23, 2019 03:50 IST
To attribute the Ravidas movement merely to a jostling for space in Dalit politics would be a mistake. The depth and reach of the movement across large swathes of north India has always been impressive and deeply felt.
Fri, Aug 23, 2019
The long disarm of the lawSubscriber Only
August 17, 2019 00:21 IST
Even by its own spotty standards, abdication of the legal profession in leading the charge for liberty is striking.
Sat, Aug 17, 2019
The story of Indian democracy written in blood and betrayalSubscriber Only
August 06, 2019 00:13 IST
BJP thinks it is going to Indianise Kashmir. Instead, we will see, potentially, the Kashmirisation of India.
Thu, Aug 08, 2019
Reading 1919 in 2019Subscriber Only
August 01, 2019 02:00 IST
What does it mean to be in politics? Weber asked this question — its answer lies in questions that find an echo today
Thu, Aug 01, 2019
Staggering dominance: The only authentic analysis of this election is two words – Narendra ModiSubscriber Only
May 24, 2019 00:21 IST
To give Narendra Modi credit: He won because India identifies with him. What that says about India is something we will figure out over the next five years.
Fri, May 24, 2019
Dear school leavers, don’t believe all the stories that will be told to you about the world you faceSubscriber Only
May 10, 2019 00:03 IST
It is hard to imagine education as a free and equal space, unless broader society lifts the threat of oblivion from the heads of those who do not achieve by its lights.
Fri, May 10, 2019
We might enter an ‘RSS meets Jio’ ideological worldSubscriber Only
May 01, 2019 02:10 IST
What is of interest is that in the new techno-nationalist imagination, the issue is not protecting small producers or indigenous technology etc. The focus is on creating what people believe to be the carriers of national power in the form of large companies.
Wed, May 01, 2019
Supreme crisis: CJI’s conduct has sent signal he is above all principles of natural justiceSubscriber Only
April 24, 2019 00:29 IST
Whatever may be the background circumstances that led to the filing of the affidavit, a judge has to act as a judge. Alleging conspiracy theories for which they themselves have furnished no evidence does not befit a judge
Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Congress manifesto lays out a plan for resisting populismSubscriber Only
April 05, 2019 00:15 IST
In a context where the populist temptation would have been to act as if India is besieged by enemies round every corner, the manifesto gives a sense of a liberal democracy calmly going about its business confidently, without stigmatising its own citizens.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019
There’s a deep asymmetry of power in our societySubscriber Only
March 29, 2019 04:05 IST
Apparently, a marginal infusion of cash in the hands of the poor will destroy them. But the slightest tinkering with taxes in contexts where it is hard to even imagine what the marginal value of income is, will apparently cause economic catastrophe.
Fri, Mar 29, 2019
The mediation trapSubscriber Only
March 11, 2019 00:31 IST
Framing of the arbitration in Ayodhya dispute as an attempt at reconciliation raises questions.
Mon, Mar 11, 2019
The Seeker of InfinitySubscriber Only
March 10, 2019 12:58 IST
A nuanced reconstruction of Ramakrishna Paramhansa’s teachings
Sun, Mar 10, 2019
A means of re-inventionSubscriber Only
March 08, 2019 00:16 IST
For anti-BJP coalition to succeed, the Opposition must see it as an idea, not just an adjustment
Fri, Mar 08, 2019
The road from the brinkSubscriber Only
March 02, 2019 00:04 IST
For India and Pakistan, the bigger challenge is to re-imagine a win-win narrative
Sat, Mar 02, 2019
Who’s winning/losing?Subscriber Only
February 23, 2019 00:44 IST
The anger in India after Pulwama is self-destructively turning inward. Pakistan has won because our public culture has become corrosive. The Pakistani state’s silence in the face of violent proxies is being mirrored in our state’s silence in the face of vigilantism.
Sat, Feb 23, 2019
If political risk of using CBI, ED is so high, why would BJP do it?Subscriber Only
February 08, 2019 00:00 IST
Like the use of religion in politics, anti-corruption works more as a totem for the consolidation of political identity than a genuine desire to clean the system.
Fri, Feb 08, 2019
A Kamdhenu budgetSubscriber Only
February 02, 2019 00:07 IST
Kamdhenu is the divine cow that fulfils all desires. This budget is, in the final analysis, an exercise in Kamdhenu miracle making: It seems to promise something for everyone. But the real secret of Kamdhenu is that there are no miracles.
Sat, Feb 02, 2019
A lover’s quarrelSubscriber Only
January 26, 2019 00:16 IST
Saving the Constitution is not about rescuing a text, it is about renewing a commitment to each other
Sat, Jan 26, 2019Journalism of Courage
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