In popular perception, a party whip is sacrosanct and its defiance has consequences, including expulsion. But does that curtail an MP’s freedom, as the Vice President says?

A first-past-the-post voting system, in which a party can win a seat even if most voters disapprove of it, creates conditions ...

While liberal democracy emphasizes individual rights, adversarial politics and universalist principles, India’s philosophical ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian authorities have arrested a political activist who criticized the Islamic Republic’s ...

Too few citizens are expected to contribute too much to the tax coffers. Yet, the political courage needed to even out a ...

Among the newly-elected MLAs, there are several competent leaders, including two former Delhi BJP presidents, one national ...

For 37 years, from 1956 to 1993, Delhi did not have a legislative Assembly. The national capital nonetheless has had a ...

As global powers jockey for AI dominance, India, the co-chair of the Paris summit, must urgently reassess its role as one of ...

Arvind Kejriwals fall from grace highlights the shift from his early promise of clean governance to controversies like the ...

IntroductionIndia is a contradiction in the World Trade Organization (WTO): both a norm-breaker and a dealmaker. When the WTO was established in 1995, India had already begun a series of economic ...

Narendra Modi’s BJP finally takes Delhi, India’s political heart, which until now has remained out of its reach.

Chanakya, who is also referred to as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, stands as one of the most esteemed individuals in Indian ...