India, Oct. 5 -- They are all honourable men and women, but all too often they, their children, and sundry other kin find themselves in a conflict of interest not only with the law but also with the n... Read More
India, Oct. 5 -- Ever since the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 altered the appointment mechanism in a ma... Read More
India, Oct. 5 -- It is not the rich or the educated who have kept Indian democracy thriving. It is, more often than not, the poor. Let me begin with an anecdote. This happened in the 1990s. I was the... Read More
India, Oct. 5 -- 'Gujarat Samachar,' the prestigious and most widely circulated Gujarati daily newspaper, has, in its issue of October 1, huge banner headlines emblazoned on its front page: 'On Gandhi... Read More
India, Oct. 5 -- The unfolding scandal over India's electoral machinery is disturbing not because of any single act by the Election Commission of India (EC), but because of a chain of connected develo... Read More
India, Oct. 5 -- The Indian Express, September 23, 2026, ran the front-page Investigation Report "14 times in 10 months, two Election Commissioners objected on record to steps taken by Commission - fr... Read More
India, Oct. 5 -- There is something profoundly unsettling about how the country's constitutional institutions, which are supposed to protect the people's rights, are themselves becoming the subject of... Read More
India, Sept. 28 -- There was some confusion at the entrance to the United Nations. A barefoot man in a rough brown robe stood before the security officer. "Which nation do you represent?" he was asked... Read More
India, Sept. 28 -- This year, 2026, the whole world is celebrating the memory of St Francis, who died 800 years ago. Among the greatest and most famous people in History, Francis has been dear to peop... Read More
India, Sept. 28 -- It may just be a coincidence that Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on October 2 and the feast of St Francis of Assisi on October 4. They have much in common, especially their extreme fo... Read More