Waqf Act

Constitutional offices are not ceremonial or ornamental: Dhankar

Open

The Vice President takes on critics who said he spoke out of turn on the judiciary

Islamic Revivalism Casts a Long Shadow from Khilafat to Waqf

Sandeep Balakrishna

Root causes

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

The Law Has Spoken

Shubhrastha

The Waqf Act does not intrude upon Islamic practices but seeks to address the grievances of the poor and the marginalised

The Uses and Abuses of the Waqf Act

Siddharth Singh

Amending the law will strike a blow at different legal yardsticks for different religions

God’s Own Land

V Shoba

The Centre has made an example of the Waqf Board’s claims over Tiruchendurai

Waqf Act: A Legacy of Appeasement and Aggrandisement

PR Ramesh

Why the Modi government wants to bring Waqf properties across the country within the framework of constitutional principles without hurting Muslim community sentiments