Governance and Political Studies
A Talk on ‘Freebies and Good Governance’ by Mr. B. P. Singh, Former Governor of Sikkim

While freebies are considered among the surest and fastest means of providing succor to the needy poor, these come at a heavy cost to the national exchequer, as precious economic resources have to be diverted away from developmental projects, especia....

Sedition versus free speech: The conflict goes on

A clamour to repeal the law dealing with sedition gains ground every time the police somewhere in the country files a case under the provision. The most recent example of this has happened in Bengaluru, when the Karnataka police regist....

Revamping the Justice Delivery System

India’s creaking justice delivery system has impacted millions of lives and brought miseries to people on a scale that has not been comprehensively documented. Governments and the judiciary have since decades grappled with the crisis but been large....

कृषि उत्पाद के लिए न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य

राजनीतिक और आर्थिक दोनों ही दृष्टिकोण से कृषि संवेदनशील विषय है। आधे से अधिक श्रमशक्ति इसी क्ष....

The legal and Political battle for Delhi

The Delhi High Court’s verdict of 4 August is not important because it has settled the political fight between the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Government and the Union Government (via the Lieutenant Governor). It hasn’t. That slugfest will continue....

Round Table Discussion on ‘Bicameralism and the Role of Rajya Sabha’

With the Council of States i.e Rajya Sabha increasingly perceived as an arena for political muscle-flexing and stonewalling key legislations of the government in recent years, there has been growing demand in the country to review its composition and....

Governing the Governors & Article 356

Through its forceful intervention in political developments in Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh, which were brought under President’s Rule, the Supreme Court affirmed that it would not let the letter and spirit of the SR Bommai versus Union of ....

समान नागरिक संहिता की तत्काल आवश्यकता

हाल में भारत के लॉ कमीशन से जब केन्द्रीय सरकार ने रिपोर्ट मांगी तो एक बार फिर से ये बहस छिड़ गई कि �....

Half Lion: How PV Narasimha Rao Transformed India; Vinay Sitapati; Penguin Viking Books

When Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao became the country’s Prime Minister, he came with few expectations. His track record as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (then undivided) and many years later as Union Cabinet Minister was mediocre. The party ....

Minimum Support Price for Agricultural Produce

Agriculture is a sensitive subject from both the political and the economic viewpoint. More than half the labour force is employed in this sector; a large majority of the population lives in rural India; a rise in disposable incomes among those assoc....

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