Politics

Islamic Revivalism Casts a Long Shadow from Khilafat to Waqf

Sandeep Balakrishna

Root causes

The Tamil Nadu Portent

Siddharth Singh

The Supreme Court may have overreached in reinterpreting the powers of the president and the governor to clear Bills

A Failing Vote Bank

Rajeev Deshpande

Unambiguous support from BJP’s allies on the Waqf Bill and BJD’s decision to allow a conscience vote are evidence of more and more parties reassessing appeasement politics

Who Owns the Past?

Amita Shah

Almost 250 monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India are listed as Waqf properties in Delhi while whole neighbourhoods are sometimes under litigation, reports

Saving Farmers from the Unions

Siddharth Singh | Rajeev Deshpande

The protesters have failed to take agriculture back in time but India needs to modernise the sector rapidly

A Necessary Partner

Amita Shah

An eager BJP and a reluctant AIADMK are working on an alliance

The Death of an Agitation

Siddharth Singh

In Punjab, Siddharth Singh finds a protest that has exhausted itself as well as examples of creative farming that others could learn from

Behenji In Her Labyrinth

Rahul Pandita

The Bahujan Samaj Party is in need of new ideas and energy but none of it is forthcoming with Mayawati at the helm

Bitter Harvest

Rajeev Deshpande

The CAG report on Delhi’s Liquor Policy validates the ED’s investigation of the AAP government’s actions and puts Arvind Kejriwal squarely in the dock