The argument that had he lived longer, Pakistan would have evolved into a proper democracy is pure sophistry
Kesavananda Bharati, who died on September 6th, did not win in court, but his 1973 case limited Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution. Indian democracy is indebted to him
Information management from one’s own citizens is never a good idea but it is especially problematic during a pandemic
India is in the grip of the very majoritarianism that Ambedkar had warned against
India’s self-assertion will come increasingly at the expense of its likeability among the liberal intelligentsia in the US and Europe
Constantly distrusting Indian Muslims, branding them as anti-nationals, is not a good idea