Cover Story: Bulldozing the idea of India Use and abuse of Governors’ powersKaleeswaram RajThe attack on dissenting States by frequently misusing the Raj Bhavan reflects not only the Centre’s immediate political ambitions but also its lack
LEGAL ISSUES Totalitarian threat: Provisions of Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill need scrutiny KALEESWARAM RAJThe expansion of state power is writ large in the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, whose provisions need strict scrutiny as they enable colle
Pegasus Spyware scandal Will the Pegasus case be another ‘tryst with destiny’ for India?Kaleeswaram RajThe Pegasus case poses an unprecedented challenge to India, hinting as it does at the emergence of a surveillance state across countries in furtheranc
COVER STORY: UAPA Deconstructing a draconian law KALEESWARAM RAJThe Delhi High Court verdict directing the release of three student leaders is significant as it has analysed certain harsh provisions in the UAPA wit
COVER STORY When laws subvert the ConstitutionKALEESWARAM RAJA solidarity against inhuman and unconstitutional laws is a democratic imperative in present-day India.
UAPA Crushing free spirit in the name of terrorismKALEESWARAM RAJTHULASI K. RAJThe Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has always remained a powerful tool in the hands of successive regimes to suppress opposition. The approach o
Free Speech in India The Union government’s assault on free speechKALEESWARAM RAJ THULASI K. RAJWhile charging students, activists, comedians and journalists under criminal and anti-terrorism laws, the government’s strategy to curb criticism is
Social Issues Reservation as a political imperative Kaleeswaram RajThulasi K. RajBastian SteuwerIt is incumbent upon the state to act and remedy the pernicious influence of caste by eradicating its hierarchies and doing so requires looking at res
Legal perspective Threat to rule of law KALEESWARAM RAJWhen populism and electoral politics overweigh constitutionalism, the nation falls into a deep crisis.
Right to privacy Not an honourable track recordKALEESWARAM RAJEven while acknowledging the theoretical value of the Supreme Court’s judgment in the right to privacy case, one needs to realise that the euphoria
A judicial heritageKALEESWARAM RAJ THE history of the judiciary is not just its legal history alone. It required the well-known architectural historian Chris Miele to sketch the
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
