Editorial

A Historic Judgment

THE Supreme Court has delivered a truly historic verdict, which protects the federal principle and declares any action taken by a Governor to thwart the will of the state legislature as unconstitutional.  The 414-page judgment delivered by a two-member Bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan, has boldly called to account the misuse of the Constitutional post by Governor R N Ravi of Tamilnadu, who withheld assent for Bills passed by the state legislature.This judgment falls in the category of the landmark judgment given in the S R Bommai case o

The Party Congress Has Shown The Way Forward

THE 24th Congress of the CPI(M), which concluded at Madurai on April 6 with a massive rally, was notable in many respects. There were changes both in the agenda and content of the Congress discussions.First of all, a Political Review Report which reviewed the implementation of the political-tactical line adopted at the 23rd Congress was presented along with the Draft Political Resolution for discussion by the delegates.

Do Not Surrender

WITH the US’ Damocles sword of reciprocal tariffs hanging over its head, the Modi government is surrendering instead of resisting. The US President Donald Trump explicitly stated that India would be on the list of countries subject to reciprocal tariffs from April 2, irrespective of its good relationship with the US.

Make Delimitation A Fair Process

AS the year 2026 approaches, the issue of the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies is drawing public attention and controversy. This is the year when the freeze on the number of seats will end, and the next round of delimitation must be undertaken following the first census conducted after 2026. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment, enacted during the Emergency in 1976, initially froze delimitation.

Modi Govt’s Craven Response To US Tariff Hikes

THE US President Donald Trump, in his first address to the US Congress following his election, has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that he considers are taking advantage of US trade policies. In his list is India, along with Canada, Mexico, China, Brazil and the European Union. Trump has repeatedly named India as a country that is levying exorbitant tariffs on US products. He even called India a ‘tariff king’.

Stop These Vicious Communal Attacks

THE communal poison regularly injected into the body politic by the Sangh Parivar and its growing numbers of supporters among common people and the administration has been responsible for numerous attacks on Muslims.  Most tragically, recent incidents have shown that children and infants are now being made the targets of these attacks.In Malvan, a small town in Sindhdurg district of Maharashtra, a young Muslim boy of 15 was apprehended by the police, his parents arrested and their small scrap shop was bulldozed by the municipal corporation on February 25.  All this was done on the basis of

Shadow Boxing Over USAID Funds

THE decision of US President Donald Trump to close the United States’ Agency for International Development (USAID) led to a slugfest between the two main ruling class parties – the BJP and Congress. Announcing the closure, a list of recipients of USAID was published. Quoting from this list, Trump claimed that $21 million was given for ‘voter turnout’ in India. Doubling down on this claim, Trump stated that this was intended to get ‘somebody else elected’.

Modi in Trump’s Darbar

PRIME Minister Modi’s visit to the White House on February 13 was meant to illustrate how close Modi was to his friend, Donald Trump, and to bask over the photo-op that it presented. Instead, what Modi’s short visit to Washington underlined was the subaltern status that India has been reduced to under Modi’s watch.There was no tearing hurry for the Indian prime minister to have an official meeting with President Trump.

The Delhi Election Results

THE BJP has won the Delhi assembly election with a tally of 48 seats, polling 45.6 per cent of the vote.  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 22 seats getting 43.6 per cent of the vote.  The difference between the two was only 2 per cent but it translated into 40 seats more for the BJP.The Delhi assembly election results are being viewed and analysed from varying standpoints.  There is no doubt that the BJP winning Delhi after 27 long years has given a boost to the party and to the Modi government.

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