In the democracy they disdain, there should really be no place for either

The media should not be stopped from covering criminality in the name of national interest

Some commentators have no qualms absolving the Congress on behalf of an entire community

Was there a shared Punjabi identity that united the region’s Muslims and Sikhs before the advent of British rule? Gandhi places too much faith in such a notion

Believe it or not, it has been turned over to a private firm

Hoping to ‘debunk’ myths about India’s growth, Bhagwati and Panagariya spin some fairy tales of their own

Of a post-Partition village

Funding elections through corruption goes hand-in-hand with last minute announcements aimed at voters

Modi is a disgrace; but let us make sure those pointing it out are not doing so to serve other interests

Or the claim that patriotism is not about dying for the country but murdering for it

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