When the Watchdog Becomes the Showdog
By Dilip Bobb The tender was so precise and well-defined it would have given a car enthusiast a serious inferiority complex. The Lok Pal’s tender for the purchase of seven…
The Ice Cream Diplomat: Mohamed Maliki’s Journey from Beach Vendor to Ambassador
By Kumkum Chadha A bomb blast in Karachi, politician Shashi Tharoor and business tycoon Ratan Tata “a god to many Indians”, his student days when he made money “selling ice…
Arresting De-Secularization? Constitutional Engineering by the Supreme Court
By Prof Upendra Baxi Rajendra Bihari Lal and Another vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others (delivered on October 6, 2025) is a very important Supreme Court of India (SCOI)…
Faith, Equality, and the Bench
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The Kerala High Court has ruled that it is legally untenable to demand the appointment of santhis (temple priests) from only a particular caste or lineage,…
Right to Work is a Right to Life
By Sujit Bhar When the Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta recently refused to entertain the centre’s plea against the Calcutta High Court’s June 18 order,…
Redefining Employment: A Flexible, Fact-Based Approach
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg In yet another ground-breaking judgment, the Supreme Court has underscored that establishing an employment relationship is not a matter of applying a rigid formula, but…
King Donald’s Coup: Slow March Towards American Monarchy
By Kenneth Tiven Americans who once feared for their constitutional democracy now believe they are witnessing its collapse. What began as bluster has become blueprint—a coup not against a foreign…
Oil, Power, and Pressure: How Trump’s New Sanctions Are Testing India’s Energy Nerves
By Annunthra Rangan The Donald Trump administration’s announcement of sweeping new sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies—Rosneft and Lukoil—has sent tremors through global energy markets. The October 2025 measures,…