The Opposition’s Bihar Fixation

Rules, norms do not permit EC to be discussed in Parliament: Rijiju

Rijiju also pointed out that an executive decision of the EC was not answerable by any minister

Vice-Presidential election scheduled for September 9

The results will be declared the same day

No Devil in the Machine, Sorry

In Defence of One Nation One Election

The economic benefits of simultaneous polls will be far-reaching

Return to Transparency

The Supreme Court is right about electoral bonds

Thackeray’s Folly and Shinde’s Sena

Beyond the Brief

Has the Supreme Court overreached by entering the political debate on the Election Commission and the Adani controversy?

The Wages of Profligacy

Behind the political anger directed at the Election Commission for asking parties to explain how they plan to fund their promised freebies lies an ever-growing threat to the Indian economy

The Future of Politics

The next round of state elections, beginning with Bihar, will be the first test of how political leadership, parties and the electorate have adapted to the changes wrought by Covid-19