Indian Parliament

Modi’s Message

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Key ministries connected to reforms, trade and infrastructure will be with BJP nominees and under the close supervision of the PMO

A Matter of Principle

Venkat Iyer

The three dissenting judges on same-sex marriage may have helped preserve the rule of law in India

Cash for Questions

PR Ramesh

A brief history of an unholy parliamentary practice

The House Supremacy

Siddharth Singh

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

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India has refused to present China with any ‘face-saver’ to facilitate a quiet withdrawal

The Great Power Shift

Rajeev Deshpande

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

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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

Guessing Games

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Modi has displayed a capacity for springing surprises

Science and God

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Keeping with India’s cultural traditions

Uses of Leniency

Rajeev Deshpande

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