The Constitution of India does not grant any institution, not even the Supreme Court, immunity from public scrutiny or constitutional accountability. Recent developments have triggered serious questions about the priorities and impartiality of the highest judiciary. Chief among them is the March 14 fire incident at the Delhi residence of a High Court judge, where,…
In any healthy democracy, the principle of separation of powers is sacrosanct. The legislature drafts and passes laws, the executive implements them, and the judiciary interprets them when challenged. However, recent events in India raise a fundamental question: Is this balance still intact, or has the judiciary begun to overstep its constitutional mandate under the…
Security, legality, and politics collide in the J&K debate The recent plea by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah urging the Centre to restore full statehood to the Union Territory has reignited a complex and highly sensitive debate—one that balances democratic aspirations against national security imperatives. While the National Conference-led government argues that normalcy…
It’s now on record. In a deeply disturbing moment captured on video, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is seen referred to Hindus who vote for the BJP as “kafirs”—a term historically used in Islamic theology to denote non-believers, but in contemporary usage, often carries a pejorative, even inflammatory, edge. If this were said by…
In the crumbling edifice of public trust, the latest act by the A Revanth Reddy-led Telangana government feels like another sledgehammer blow. A government, desperately clutching at financial straws, has now crossed an unforgivable line—mortgaging 400 acres of forest land through a private broker to a bank, land that wasn’t even theirs to pledge. Because…
India’s Constitution rests on a finely balanced tripod: the Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary. But recent developments suggest this balance is teetering dangerously — and the Supreme Court may be overreaching into the constitutional domains of the other two. In the recent State of Tamil Nadu vs. Governor of Tamil Nadu case, the Supreme Court held…
As India gears up to put a 26/11 terror mastermind on trial, some in the opposition—and across the border—aren’t thrilled. The question is: why? India has finally secured the extradition of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, one of the key figures behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, thanks to the green signal from the United States Supreme…
In India’s federal structure, where democracy often runs on the wheels of party politics, the office of the Governor plays an underappreciated yet crucial role. While the real executive power in a state rests with the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister, the Governor is no mere ceremonial figure. The constitutional framework vests…
In a landmark development that marks a major diplomatic and legal victory for India, Tahawwur Rana—the man accused of playing a key role in the deadly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks—will finally face Indian justice. After years of legal wrangling and international coordination, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to entertain Rana’s plea against extradition, clearing…
In a country where politicians can lie on national television without consequence, where conspiracy theories pass for prime-time news, and where entire chapters of history are either whitewashed or deleted depending on who’s in power—why, pray, is a decades-old memoir by a long-dead secretary still banned? Yes, we’re talking about M.O. Mathai’s Reminiscences of the…
