Context The article analyses the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) and examines structural weaknesses in India’s urban governance affecting public health, climate resilience,… Read More »Urban Governance Deficits And Public Health–Climate Nexus
Context The article analyses the constitutional tensions between religious freedom and fundamental rights in the context of the Sabarimala review before a nine-judge bench of… Read More »Sabarimala Review And Constitutional Limits Of Religious Freedom
Context The article examines why India celebrates both Independence Day and Republic Day separately. It also asks what distinguishes democracy from republic in India’s constitutional… Read More »India As A Democratic Republic And Its Conceptual Foundations
India’s tribunal framework, conceived as a specialized alternative to conventional courts, now faces serious structural and functional challenges that demand urgent reform. Tribunals In India… Read More »Strengthening Tribunals In India
The proposal to rename the State of Kerala as “Keralam” has renewed attention on the constitutional procedure governing the alteration of state names in India.… Read More »Constitutional Framework For Renaming Indian States
Free and fair elections constitute the cornerstone of India’s constitutional democracy and remain indispensable to the legitimacy of its political system. Election Commission And Contemporary… Read More »Constitutional Provisions Governing The Election Commission In India
The growing reliance on free welfare promises in Indian politics has sparked a debate over whether such measures constitute genuine social support or fiscally irresponsible… Read More »Freebies And The Indian Welfare Debate
The Sixteenth Finance Commission has outlined a comprehensive framework for centre–state fiscal relations, resource distribution, and structural reforms for the period 2026–27 to 2030–31. Constitutional… Read More »Sixteenth Finance Commission And India’s Fiscal Federal Framework
President Droupadi Murmu recently asked the Supreme Court to give its opinion on a serious legal matter. This step, called a Presidential Reference, was made… Read More »Presidential Reference And The Role Of The Supreme Court
Source: How the judiciary maintains accountability, May 7, 2025, The Hindu The Vice-President’s recent remarks questioning the role and accountability of the judiciary have raised… Read More »Judiciary, Popular Sovereignty And The Limits Of Constitutional Authority