Weaponizing the Constitution

The political discourse in India today is more acrimonious and divisive than ever before. Personal attacks dominate the landscape, and political rivalries have reached unprecedented levels of hostility. The explicit objective of much of the opposition appears to be the unseating of the current Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at any cost. Despite his tenure beingContinue reading “Weaponizing the Constitution”

A Living Document or a Weapon of Rhetoric?

Earlier this week, India celebrated the Constitution Day. She does so every year on November 26th, commemorating the adoption of one of the most progressive and comprehensive constitutions in the world. More a ritual than any meaningful discourse on the part of  government, and an occasion to assail the government for the opposition, this day, still marksContinue reading “A Living Document or a Weapon of Rhetoric?”