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The Disqualification Debate

Vol. 58, Issue No. 20, 20 May, 2023
Anupama Roy, Ujjwal Kumar Singh

Locating Rahul Gandhi’s “disqualification” within the legal-constitutional frameworks en­ables us to generate evaluative questions for thinking about constitutional democracy: What are the objectives of disqualification and how integral is it to achieving accredited and nor­mative standards of democracy?

The Democratic Dilemma of Transparency

Vol. 58, Issue No. 19, 13 May, 2023
Manohar Kumar

Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India by Rajesh Veeraraghavan, Oxford University Press, 2021; pp 254, £19.99.

Altruistic and Monadic Liberalism 

Vol. 58, Issue No. 14, 08 Apr, 2023
Dipankar Gupta 

The overwhelming question that still disturbs political theory is why some democracies accept COVID-19-appropriate behaviour more readily than others. On consideration, it would appear that there are two kinds of liberal democracies today. “Monadic democracy” prevails in those polities that came into being after overthrowing monarchy and subsequently instituting republicanism. “Altruistic democracy” is the other kind of liberal democracy that emerged after overthrowing a foreign power.

Political Anomie

Vol. 58, Issue No. 11, 18 Mar, 2023

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Should Sympathy Matter in Politics?

Vol. 58, Issue No. 8, 25 Feb, 2023

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Fact-checking or Censorship by Other Means?

Vol. 58, Issue No. 5, 04 Feb, 2023

The government cannot claim monopoly over truth in a democracy.

The Logic of Educational Inequality

Vol. 58, Issue No. 4, 28 Jan, 2023

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Modernity with a Brand

Vol. 58, Issue No. 2, 14 Jan, 2023
Bhupen Singh

The takeover of NDTV by the Adani Group points to the lack of regulatory mechanisms regarding media ownership in India. It illustrates that Indian media is rapidly heading towards media concentration. The takeover is a disconcerting marker of the growing infl uence of top business conglomerates on news media for their commercial gains and to serve their political patrons. Equally problematic are the trends of news, media organisations, and journalists turning into brands in the open market. These developments have posed a serious threat to the freedom of speech, a basic feature of modern democracy. Bhupen

Making Democracy Social

Vol. 57, Issue No. 53, 31 Dec, 2022

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Brazil Elections

Vol. 57, Issue No. 52, 24 Dec, 2022
Kathryn Lum

While the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is a necessary step towards saving the Brazilian political democracy, its social fabric has been severely weakened by the far right. It will take years to begin rebuilding a decent and inclusive society, where all Brazilians, including minorities and the marginalised, feel safe and can thrive.

 

Voting as a Moral Act?

Vol. 57, Issue No. 50, 10 Dec, 2022

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People’s Movement, Decentralisation and Rural Bihar

Vol. 57, Issue No. 49, 03 Dec, 2022
Asha Singh

Last Among Equals: Power, Caste and Politics in Bihar’s Villages by M R Sharan, Chennai: Context, 2021; pp 217, `599.

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