Opinion

Opinion | India's Economic Journey: From Licence Raj To Pragmatic Governance

There was a thing that only Boomers and Gen X can relate to. It went something like this: if you booked a scooter for your son or daughter at the time of their marriage, you would get the delivery by the time they had two or three children. In the 1980s, the waiting period for a Bajaj Chetak was more than 10 years. At one point, the government ...

Opinion | India's Economic Journey: From Licence Raj To Pragmatic Governance

Under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Parliament adopted the socialist pattern of society as the guiding objective of India's social and economic policy. The rest, as they say, followed from this philosophy and ideology.

Opinion | Uniform Civil Code And The Primacy of Constitutional Rights Over Personal Laws

In the context of Muslim personal law, state intervention is neither arbitrary nor majoritarian but is triggered when certain rules produce systemic rights-violations, particularly gender-based discrimination.

Opinion | Reform Without Rupture: Narendra Modi Through A Burkean Conservative Lens

PM Modi comes from a distinctly Indic political and intellectual background, not the Anglo-European conservative tradition. Even so, a comparison can help highlight certain similarities in how both approach tradition, change and political authority.

Opinion | Veil Of Ignorance To Welfare Reach: Secularism Through PM Modi's Governance Model

India's constitutional idea of secularism cannot survive merely through speeches about pluralism, it must be reinforced through equal access to state resources and opportunities.

Opinion | India's Big Kitchen Revolution May Solve Its Rs 1 Lakh Crore Problem

Transitioning from LPG stoves to electric cooking can save foreign exchange and protect women from several health and safety risks associated with traditional cooking fuels. The transition has already begun.