Indian Parliament
A Matter of Principle
Venkat Iyer
The three dissenting judges on same-sex marriage may have helped preserve the rule of law in India
The House Supremacy
The Supreme Court makes it clear that there is no judicial route to creating a fundamental right to marriage, same-sex or otherwise. Parliament alone can make laws
No Face-Saver for China
India has refused to present China with any ‘face-saver’ to facilitate a quiet withdrawal
The Great Power Shift
The overwhelming support for the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament marks the distance women have come in national life and is a big political victory for BJP
Bharat Mandapam
The entire ITPO complex has been transformed into a large and well-equipped conference centre and several halls to provide space for displays and exhibitions
Uses of Leniency
A joint committee of Parliament has submitted a report on an omnibus Bill that seeks to decriminalise provisions in forty-two laws by replacing jail terms with penalties
Bad Manners in the House
The session is set to conclude several days before schedule in view of an implacable logjam between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress
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