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Residents of Munambam demand revenue rights for their land holdings. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The vexed Munambam land issue refuses to die down in Kerala. Instead, it has taken a new course following recent judicial intervention on the issue. The Kerala State Waqf Board had recently included the disputed land in Munambam coast in … Read more

A medic administers a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a vaccination centre in Malpura village near Beawar in Ajmer, Rajasthan. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Over the last few years, multiple petitions have been filed before the courts regarding vaccines. While most of them pertain to COVID-19 vaccines, two of them … Read more

The showdown in the Oval office between United States President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month and the subsequent developments were watched everywhere, but they have echoed the loudest for Afghans around the world, many of whom live in exile. The comparisons to how the U.S. — under Mr. Trump and then … Read more

The violent reaction to comedian Kunal Kamra’s satirical remark about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is not merely a sign of rising intolerance — it also highlights how such intolerance can escalate beyond police cases into acts of vandalism and open intimidation, aimed at asserting political dominance. Mr. Kamra’s use of the word ‘gaddar … Read more

Judiciary, its integrity These are testing times for the Indian judiciary, with its image, reputation, respect and public faith under scrutiny (Page 1, March 25). But it is also time to support the legal system, which is a solid pillar in India’s democracy. The Supreme Court of India needs to be applauded for its timely … Read more

Canadian politics may be at an unprecedented inflection point, both internally and externally, with two narrowly divided political parties domestically (the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party of Canada) and the Donald Trump presidency in the United States straining its stability amid external sovereignty claims. Within a matter of months, the domestic political landscape in … Read more

State crackdowns on political opposition are hardly new in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Türkiye. Since coming to power in 2003 as Prime Minister, and later assuming the presidency under a revised Constitution, Mr. Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have shown little tolerance for dissent. His government has systematically targeted political opponents, … Read more

Police personnel prepare iftar at Aurangzeb’s tomb in Maharashtra’s Khultabad. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Maharashtra has been embroiled in a controversy over the tomb of Aurangzeb, the 17th century Mughal ruler who was laid to rest in Khuldabad in Sambhajinagar district. The recent violence in Nagpur, the constituency of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and … Read more

Elections are a continuous phenomenon in India. In just the last 10 years, we have seen significant electoral activity, substantial financial expenditure, and participation from an array of political parties and candidates. There has also been an increasing number of women voters, which plausibly hints at the changing nature of political communication and the feminisation … Read more

Judiciary and integrity As more details emerge about the fire incident at the residence of a Delhi High Court judge, one must remember the line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet: ‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’ (Page 1, March 24). One wonders how a store room within the premises can be utilised by all and … Read more