Constituent Assembly

COVID-19 outbreak refocuses need to shift public health from State to Concurrent List; move won't harm decentralisation but enhance Centre, state coordination

COVID-19 has shown us how the current constitutional framework impedes cooperative federalism on the subject of public health.

CAA, NRC, Article 370 protests have called into question idea of India's secularism; answers lie beyond the Constitution

Saying India is secular because the Constitution says so is an appeal to authority. The people of India deserve the dignity of an argument for secularism

Partition-era debate on who is Indian has been reopened by the citizenship bill, with grave consequences

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is, at its heart, a debate waged around the rights of ignored Partition refugees, but with far wider implications for what it meant to be Indian

UPSC exams 2019: Question on ‘secularism’ objectionable, makes exercise to recruit civil servants flawed

If the question on secularism, asked in the UPSC exam, was drafting error then it can be overlooked, but if the tone was deliberate then it raises serious questions on propriety of the one who framed it, especially since the exam paper that is meant to recruit administrators whose conduct are tested on litmus of objectivity

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Boat capsize in Andhra Pradesh, Hindi 'imposition' debate, why Onam movie releases failed; today's must-read stories

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Boat in Andhra Pradesh capsizes, Hindi 'imposition' debate, Nirmala Sithharama's press conference, Interview of Lucy Ellmann, why Onam releases failed.

‘Respect all languages, cultures equally’: Mamata Banerjee responds to Amit Shah's appeal for Hindi as national language

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said people should respect all languages and cultures equally but not at the cost of their mother tongues

Article 370 revoked: Kashmir unlikely to give up autonomy without fight; Modi govt faces long battle ahead

Article 370 revoked: The Government of India may have taken away Kashmir’s autonomy, and changed laws related to purchasing of land and government jobs, but the battle has just begun

Abolishing Article 370: MHA outlines rationale for ending Jammu and Kashmir's special status in booklet

On Monday, Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah announced that Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is set to be abrogated

Mexico gives 'protection' to Opposition lawmaker, says it will protect people 'regardless of their political affinity'

The foreign ministry of Mexico said that the country 'reiterates its commitment to respect, protect and promote the human rights of all people, regardless of their political affinity.'

Article 370 was introduced temporarily in good faith; repealing it is political choice, not a legal one

Article 370 was added to the Constitution as a gesture of goodwill to show India's commitment to respect plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, but since demilitarisatin of the state is unlikely, the provision makes no sense today