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The writer is an author and lawyer based in Mumbai

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Stop misusing transfers to rein in civil & police officers

Decisions taken at a political level in government are implemented without question at the operational level.

17 Feb 2019 12:58 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Withdrawal of criminal cases must be kept free of politics

The Supreme Court laid down the law in a series of cases on the independence of the prosecutor.

11 Feb 2019 12:05 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May Theresa May speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels. (Photo: AP)

Unlike Brits, our leaders are under party bosses

Unlike Britain, in India the Speaker is from the ruling party; almost all are brazenly partisan.

3 Feb 2019 12:27 AM IST

Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)

People's Jinnah and his memorial hall

The campaign that inspired the memorial began the day of Willingdon's insult to B.G. Tilak at a provincial war...

27 Jan 2019 2:33 AM IST

File picture of Mumbai University at Fort

Students' magazines have rights, too

To be fair and realistic, an educational institution's prime duty is to provide good education.

20 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

A column of Indian Army while operating along Indo-Myanmar border was fired upon by unidentified insurgents, to which they reacted swiftly and brought down heavy retaliatory fire on the insurgents. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Cross-LoC trade facing a slow death

The LoC trade was as popular in Jammu as it was in the Valley, and its popularity cut across political and religious...

13 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo: File)

RSS always wanted the division of Kashmir

Jammu's secession from J&K may be a distant prospect. Meanwhile, a lot of damage will be done by this communal agitation...

6 Jan 2019 12:16 AM IST

India and Pakistan flag. (Representational Image)

Politics must not come in way of travel by pilgrims

Article 27 is explicit a party may not invoke the provisions of its internal law as justification for its failure to...

30 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik (Photo: PTI)

The current governor in J&K is a born politician

The governor's security has been handled by the police's security wing for years.

16 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

A sadhu walks down a road as police personnel keeps vigil in Ayodhya on Wednesday, the eve of the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition. (Photo: PTI)

Mosque politics: A means to pressurise court

The Narendra Modi government hopes to secure a favourable judgment before the general election in 2019.

9 Dec 2018 1:29 AM IST

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik (Photo: PTI)

Local party leaders must save Kashmir from the RSS

The coalition broke up when the BJP withdrew support as its vote in Jammu began dwindling.

2 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

Senior BJP leader L K Advani. (Photo: PTI)

No govt has the right to stifle people's voice

There is a profound misconception of the role of the people and their surrogate the media in the making of foreign...

25 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST