[Editorial] India’s 1st Tribal President
On 19th December 1946, Adivasi leader Jaipal Munda, speaking at the Constituent Assembly, referred to the new constitution as ‘an opportunity’ for his people who…
Polity
[Editorial] Supreme Courts- Legitimacy and Autonomy
What is the situation across the world? A survey of democracies shows the centrality of the issue of ‘declining legitimacy of Supreme Court’ in various…
[Editorial] The Anti-Defection Law – What It Can and Cannot Do?
Floor crossing by legislators is a common topic of discussion in India's electoral politics. Despite the Tenth Schedule being inserted into the Consti…
[Editorial] Armed Forces and RTI Act
An association of ex-servicemen, family pensioners and next-of-kin of the armed forces personnel who laid down their lives for the country and were re…
[Editorial] The new approach to federalism – A combination of cooperation and competition
The traditional approach to federalism that sees competition and cooperation at loggerheads is no longer relevant in the post-1990s scenario.
[Editorial] Delimitation of the constituencies – Impacts, challenges, and the way forward
Given the complications of the Indian demographic scene, and the distorted shadow that Census data may cast on the delimitation process, we need to li…
[In-depth] Delimitation of Constituencies – What is it? & How it is Conducted?
Delimitation literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legis…
[In-depth] Sedition Law in India (IPC Section 124A) – History, Pros, Cons
Sedition is legally defined as “the criminal act of revolting against established authority, generally in the form of treason or defamation of a gov…
[In-depth] Collegium System in India – The Controversy of Judiciary Transparency vs. Independence
The Collegium system in India also called “Judges- selecting- Judges”, is the system by which the judges are appointed and transferred only by the…