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As Nawaz goes, and keeps quiet, the ‘system’ too shuts up
Nawaz with his base in Punjab and mind set on peace with India is a policy-politics threat that would always have to be managed.
18 Sep 2017 12:11 AM
A democracy run by undemocratic leaders?
The ideology of the political class is to eschew ideology on the altar of self-promotion.
10 Sep 2017 12:19 AM
Democracy survives: When ‘loss’ isn’t ‘defeat’
Today India is deeply polarised, fractured and an increasingly fragmented polity with an ongoing “consolidation of the fragmented”.
17 Aug 2017 12:35 AM
India@70: Let’s get the basics right
Democracy is a modern system of governance and organising the State and society.
15 Aug 2017 12:00 AM
BJP greedy for power, has put democracy at risk: Mayawati
The BSP chief said the central government had misused its power in a very blatant manner in Gujarat.
29 Jul 2017 5:11 PM
BJP is a party of principles, democracy, says Amit Shah
BJP governments do not take decision that people like, but they take decisions that are good for the people, says Shah.
22 Jul 2017 5:31 AM
People have to fight fear: J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti
Says efforts must be made for establishing a prosperous Jammu and Kashmir.
14 Jul 2017 1:38 AM
Emergency: Have all learnt lessons from it?
The Opposition now speaks of “an undeclared Emergency” in the country.
27 Jun 2017 12:12 AM
Constructive criticism strengthens democracy: PM on NDA's 3 years
The prime minister said he believes that in a democracy, a government must present its report card to the people.
28 May 2017 1:31 PM
Nepal PM hangs boots in power-sharing deal
Prachanda announced his resignation while addressing the nation in a live telecast.
25 May 2017 7:18 AM
Anarchy prevailing in state: Dilip Ghosh
Students were attending schools only for midday meals, Mr Ghosh added.
22 May 2017 5:43 AM
Parties get 15 days more to file overseas funds details
AAP alleged that the Centre’s move was a clear case of “political witch-hunt” and that it was very “dangerous” for democracy.
18 May 2017 7:13 AM
Sonam: Call me a bimbo, a naachne wali, but I’m smartly capable of expressing an opinion
She wonders out loud why is it wrong to question the status quo and even sometimes the government.
22 Apr 2017 11:13 AM
Polls in conflict zones: A Kashmiri lesson
Democracy is presumed to be a great leveller and empowers the very people who fight each other or the state.
21 Apr 2017 2:01 AM
Turkey’s new sultan
Giving the President sweeping powers, Turks may have taken a historic path strewn with uncertainties.
18 Apr 2017 12:13 AM
Lack of strong Opposition leads to BJP’s rapid rise
The Opposition in India appears weaker and more inefficient than it was in 2014.
17 Apr 2017 6:16 AM
BJP wants to run country on basis of humanity and justice: Rajnath
There is no place for confrontation in a healthy democracy; we need everybody's cooperation, said the home minister.
15 Apr 2017 12:49 PM
Parties must be made to honour poll promises, says CJI
President Pranab Mukherjee said that all the political parties will have to develop a voluntary code of conduct for their working.
09 Apr 2017 1:38 AM
Humanising rivers: An incomplete idea
The language of the Uttarakhand judgment is almost telegraphic.
02 Apr 2017 5:11 AM
CM Mamata Banerjee pulls up Darjeeling cops
Expresses concerns over deteriorating law & order ahead of civic polls.
30 Mar 2017 3:40 AM
Columns
The reasons behind the BJP’s victory in this round -- Modi factor, Hindutva, welfarism and party machinery -- may not work across states
In politics as in cricket, the better side wins. It is credit that must necessarily be shared between the leader/captain and members.
The media space was saturated with rocket attacks on Kabul, boosting Islamophobia sky-high.
The hard reality is that the Modi factor was absent in all the four states.