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When the Supreme Court Failed the Spirit of the Constitution
Rajesh Singh

India recently observed the 75th anniversary of its Constitution Day. It was an occasion to celebrate the robustness of our Constitution which ensures a slew of fundamental rights to all citizens of the country. It was also an occasion to bear in mi

February 21, 2025 Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, Fundamental Rights, Emergency, Habeas Corpus case, Justice H.R. Khanna, 44th Amendment, Con-stitution Day
USAID and its Crony Humanitarianism
Rajesh Singh

One may or may not agree with the Trump Administration’s decision to effectively handcuff the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). But the allegations against USAID for serving all sorts of ‘liberal’ causes in the guise o

February 11, 2025 Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, USAID, Heritage Foundation, Sheikh Hasina, George Soros, Reporters Without Borders, OCF, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., International Republication Institute
Government Interventions and the Economy
Rajesh Singh

The buzz in the air is that India should become a developed country by 2047, when we celebrate 100 years of our independence. The union government has made known its determination to achieve that formidable goal and has begun work on multiple fronts.

February 07, 2025 Governance and Political Studies, Article, Air India, Viksit Bharat, Creative destruction, Easy money
The ‘Rarest of Rare’ Conundrum
Rajesh Singh

A trial court’s verdict in Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital rape-murder case has once again brought to the fore the concept of ‘rarest of rare’. The court sentenced the convict to a life term instead of giving the death sentence that the Central Bur

January 28, 2025 Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, RG Kar hospital, ‘rarest of rare’, mitigating circumstances, Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab, Machhi Singh vs State of Punjab, Dharma Bhagare versus the State of Maharashtra
Some Challenges for Indian Diplomacy
Rajesh Singh

India’s diplomatic skills will be tested in considerable measure this new year, in the neighbourhood and far, as well. The test gains even greater importance because it has consequences for the country’s security as well. While Prime Minister Nar

January 22, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies, Commentary, Afghanistan, Nepali Congress, Taliban, Sheikh Hasina, Mohamed Muizzu
Earth Sciences Ministry : Not ‘Glamorous’, but Critical to Lives and Livelihood
Rajesh Singh

What does the Finance Ministry do? What role does the Home Ministry perform? What are the functions of the External Affairs Ministry? What is the purpose of the Defence Ministry? Put these questions to any lay citizen, and one can expect a fairly acc

October 22, 2024 Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, Arctic, Earth Sciences Ministry, Antarctic, Tsunami, INCOIS, polar diplomacy
West Asia Peace: The Lost Chance in Camp David Summit of 2000
Rajesh Singh

The Iran-Hezbollah-Hamas axis and all those others pitted against Israel in the ongoing conflict in West Asia have demanded that Israel should vacate the territories it has occupied; territories they that they say belong to the Palestinians. If Israe

October 08, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Palestine, Iran, Hamas, Yasser Arafat, Ehud Barak, Bill Clinton, Camp David Summit 2000, Mosab Hassan Yousef
Prime Minister Modi and the Two Unions
Rajesh Singh

Of late, the Modi government has made a renewed push to further its relationship with two important regional groupings, the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). While New Delhi has been constantly engaging with several individual member-co

September 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Russia, European Union, Ukraine, Rwanda, G20, African Union, South Africa, Uganda, India-Arica Forum Summit
Despite Hiccups, India-Malaysia Ties on Track
Rajesh Singh

The India-Malaysia relationship has come a long way since 2019, when Malaysia’s the then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad ruined the ties with his uncalled-for remark on Kashmir—he said that ‘New Delhi had invaded and occupied Kashmir’. He ha

August 20, 2024 Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, Kashmir, Zakir Naik, CAA, Mahathir Mohammad, Anwar Ibrahim
Dazzling Architecture of Our Temples
Rajesh Singh

Not many of us who periodically visit important temples in the country and pay our obeisance to the gods and goddesses consecrated there, bother to understand the architecture of those temples. If we were to do so, we would be left dazzled by the var

August 05, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Commentary, Nagara, Khajuraho, Gopuram, Chola, Kakatiya, Pandya, Chera, Rashtrakuta, Kadamba, Pallava, Kedarnath, Katyuri, King Bhudeva
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