Central Government plans to grab a greater share of states’ tax revenues
As the Centre moves to reduce States’ share of tax revenue, financial power is becoming increasingly concentrated. With States responsible…
Denial of Democratic Rights: A Call for Political Transformation
In recent years, the right to assemble, demonstrate, and protest—one of the cornerstones of democracy—has been severely curtailed in India,…
Budgets reflect the marginalization of people
The Indian budget, year after year, follows a pattern: increased expenditure on unproductive items like interest payments and defence, while…
On the concentration of powers in the Executive!
The recent swearing-in of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a select…
Is the Monopoly Over Election Symbols Creating an Unfair Election Field?
Election symbols were initially introduced into the Indian electoral process as a practical solution to overcome the challenges posed by…
Centre-state relations and federalism at the crossroads
In this “President’s Blog,” the focus is on the complex relationship between central and state governments in India. The article…
People-centred Democracy: The Case for Electoral Reforms in India
In a landmark ruling on 15 February 2024, the Supreme Court delivered a significant blow to the electoral system by…
Need for a law that ensures command responsibility for communal and sectarian violence
The genocide of Sikhs in 1984 was followed by a familiar pattern of mass killings in Mumbai in 1993, in…
People have no role in the budgeting process
President’s Blog Source of image: https://twitter.com/satishacharya/status/1620621670280237056 After the Finance Minister presented the budget for the financial year 2023-24, the media…
Need for introspection on the 74th Republic Day
President’s Blog On January 26th ceremonious parades will take place in Rajpath, and the might of the Indian army, navy…