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The primary function of Parliament is to legislate. When we elect people to the Lok Sabha we are choosing who will write and pass our laws. In India laws are now passed without debate, both at the Union and the state levels. This means that...

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has mastered the art of prioritization, or should we say, the art of neglecting what he considers irrelevant. Take, for instance, the MP State Information Commission (SIC), which now stands as a monument to emptiness, with not a single...

India’s record of human rights in the past few years has come under serious international scanner. The recent ethnic strife in Manipur, when the state machinery was blatantly used to help the majority ethnic community to settle scores with a minority group in genocidal attacks,...

The ruse of Israel that the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) harboured 12 Palestinians working for Hamas that launched the attack on Israel 7 October, 2023, has fallen flat. An independent group of experts headed by former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has nailed...

I n a significant development amid a low voter turnout in the initial two phases of the ongoing general elections, the Supreme Court has sought a response from the Election Commission of India regarding the protocol to be followed if NOTA (none of the above)...

The Prime Minister has been accused of violating the Representation of the People Act in his speech, which the Opposition has called communal. A complaint has been filed with the Election Commission and in the courts to disqualify him. Under the law, an appeal by...

In the middle of the Lok Sabha elections frenzy, the Haryana government finds itself tangled in a peculiar accusation of discriminatory practices and bureaucratic tangles. Y Puran Kumar, a senior IPS officer with a knack for details, has written a whimsical complaint to Chief Secretary...

China finds itself in a bind for its tacit support to Russia in its war against Ukraine. As the conflict protracts and shows no sign of an immediate end to it, China has begun its shuttle diplomacy for the resolution of the war that has...

Despite the relentless stream of bad news from around the world, there are still reasons for optimism. One notable example is the renewed push to localise pharmaceutical production in Africa, demonstrating how even catastrophic events like a pandemic can lead to positive, unforeseen outcomes. The...

An investigative report published recently by Public Eye, a Switzerland-based non-governmental organisation, has revealed disconcerting findings on infant food products made by Nestlé. The Swiss FMCG giant’s two best-selling brands, Cerelac and Nido, have high levels of added sugar in the form of sucrose and...