WILL OR WONâT UZBEKISTAN GO DEMOCRATIC ?
By Bibhuti Pati The current dispensation in Uzbekistan is all set face its first ever litmus test over its true commitment to democratic changes as a […]
Democracy
The need to revisit election silence rules
By Diksha Bijlani A gag on the media 48 hours before polls would harm democracy rather than serving it Earlier this year, a panel of the […]
Viewpoint: What India’s first newspaper says about democracy
By Andrew Otis India’s first newspaper, founded in 1780, held up a mirror to British rule in India. It can also teach us about how tyrants […]
How to prevent winner-takes-all democracy
By Kaushik Basu The âpower of the powerlessâ has a key role to play in saving democracy. Unlike corporations and political parties, ordinary citizens are not […]
India At 71: Policy Chasing Consequences, Causation In Casualty
By SHANKKAR AIYAR The frustrating thing about India, the legendary Cambridge economist Joan Robinson once said, is âWhatever you can rightly say about India, the opposite […]
Apathy to public issues has killed Indian democracy
By Shashi Shekhar Elections in India are now are fought on the basis of corporate propaganda, not real issues Now that the results of the acrimonious […]
Democracy depends on vibrant âgram sabhasâ
By Suvojit Chattopadhyay âGram sabhasâ have ceased to be vibrant spaces for popular participation and effective agencies to hold government functionaries to account Decentralization is a […]
âIndependent and impartial judiciary must for democracyâ
By Amit Anand Choudhary NEW DELHI: The senior-most judge of the Supreme Court Justice J Chelameswar, who had along with three other senior judges recently revolted against the Chief […]
Journalists Are Essential to a Democracy. A Few Blemishes Shouldnât Mean We Forget That
By SUSHIL AARON Times Nowâs decision to dedicate a show to Rahul Gandhi watching Star Wars has raked up the question of what qualifies as journalism. The television […]
India At 70 Is A Battle Half-Won
By Saurabh Parmar India began its journey on 15 August 1947 into an era of independent times through the instrument of democracy. From the centuries of colonial […]