23 July 2026
Three Phases of the Modi Government
Delhi is, once again, host to a large student protest. It emerged in response to a pathetic comment by the sitting Chief Justice of India, and has now centred around entrance exam irregularities and education reforms. As the events are still developing and taking new turns as I write, it is impossible to judge their trajectory. Nevertheless, in this piece, I assess what these protests convey about the arc of a government that has now been in office for over a decade. Continue reading >>
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17 June 2026
Manufacturing Artificial Majorities
India’s ruling BJP is systematically engineering parliamentary majorities through mass unethical defections, electoral roll purges, and wrongful nomination cancellations, thus bypassing the ballot where it cannot prevail. The anti-defection law has been hollowed out through interpretive distortion amid complicity by House Chairpersons, while the Supreme Court watches as a bystander. Ambedkar had hoped in 1949 that the new Constitution would bring order to Indian politics. However, with the Indian Constitution failing, much is at stake. Continue reading >>
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26 March 2026
Blocked Without Explanation
In recent weeks, several X (Twitter) and Meta users have reported that their posts and accounts were blocked in India following government orders issued under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. According to reports, affected users received automated notifications from X stating that their posts had been blocked in response to a legal demand attributed to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. These blocking orders highlight a broader problem with India’s internet blocking regime. Continue reading >>
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