Page 5 - Indian Democracy

Democracy without safeguards

India is facing a considerable diminution of its soft power

India and smug mediocrity

Indian democracy is equating excellence with elitism

The trust deficit

Transparency and consultation are vital to governance

Dynastic politics biggest enemy of democracy, says PM Narendra Modi

The nation's politics like any other sector needs them and their new thoughts, energy, ideas and dreams a lot, he said

Salvaging the idea of India

Aakar Patel offers a sober analysis of Hindutva ideology from a non-BJP perspective and explains why it can be countered

Balkanisation fears and threats: What Aurangzeb can teach new India in 2021

Aurangzeb's actions sowed the seeds of the disintegration of the Mughal empire 50 years or so after his death and therein lie some lessons

Best of BS Opinion: PM's Muslim outreach, Covid-19 crisis, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Expressing dissent is a hallmark of liberal democracy: Allahabad HC

In a landmark judgment, the Allahabad High Court has said that "expressing dissent on law-and-order situation in a state is a hallmark of a constitutional liberal democracy

Best of BS Opinion: Farm solutions, the case for a deeper democracy & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

The case for a deeper democracy

There is a strong connection between bolstering democracy and achieving a better functioning financial system

BJP perfects its winning formula

Mr Modi has finally managed to weaponise Hinduism and reduce governance to electoral math

Does 'too much democracy' hold back economic growth? The world may differ

Is there such a thing as too much democracy? The history of economic and democratic growth coincides in almost all parts of the world

Best of BS Opinion: Functional social democracy, farmers' protest, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinions for Saturday

Things India must do to be a functioning social democracy

If even a modest but growing social welfare package is to be affordable, the public sector has to perform or be disbanded so that the govt can shut down one of the two cash burners, writes T N Ninan

Quantum of democracy: Stark contrast in the regime's treatment of farmer and CAA protestors

The farmers blocking access to the national capital, causing vegetable prices to shoot up, seem to be getting the 'kid-glove' treatment. Those participating in other recent protests were not as lucky

India takes pride in its democracy: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Kant had at an event on Tuesday said it is difficult to carry out tough reforms in India and emphasised that more reforms are needed to make the country competitive

The great churning

Book review of A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State

Family-run parties biggest threat to India's democracy: PM Narendra Modi

Modi also said those who cannot fight the BJP democratically have resorted to murdering the party's workers

As Amnesty shuts office, anxiety and uncertainty cloud the NGO world

NGOs have expressed concerns over the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2020. These, they say, will further clip the wings of the beleaguered civil society

Monsoon session: A sad reflection on the state of Indian democracy

It is always the duty of the government side to ensure the full functioning of the legislature, and on that account it failed, whatever the numbers may say