Conditions for a state capable of executing policy, considered through the tenure, promotion, and training of the IASReading ...

There is still a distance between making donations visible and making political competition fair.Reading India through ...

The Indian leader, facing a volatile youth uprising, appears to be deliberately drawing into the fray a political rival he’s ...

"Many Indians might have forgiven Modi for his numerous missteps, but they are determined not to let him devalue their voting ...

Rahul Gandhi is the descendant of three prime ministers. A surge of protests could give him a springboard to take on the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing Bhoomi Pujan (ground-breaking ceremony) of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, India, Aug. 5, 2020. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Press Information Bureau-Prime Minister’s ...

India, the world’s largest democracy, faces the monumental task of conducting elections for a staggering electorate of over 1 billion voters. To put this into perspective, India’s voter base is almost ...

It pains me to write this; in good times, this discussion would not be necessary, especially in a democracy. Regrettably, Parliament and the state assemblies are among the least trusted institutions ...

When India’s top court banned a controversial scheme in February 2024 that allowed individuals and corporates to make anonymous donations to political parties through opaque electoral bonds, many ...