Democracy

RBI had advised the government against electoral bonds, saying it would result in ‘encouraging money laundering’. arvind yadav/ht

Opinion | Govt policy on funding political parties bad news for democracy

3 min read . 04 Dec 2019

Opinion | Liberal democracy seems to be poised on a knife-edge

4 min read . 14 Oct 2019

Voters waiting in queues to cast their votes. (File photo: PTI)

Modern Times

Opinion | Democracy is going to get more democratic, and worse

4 min read . 28 Jul 2019

Minorities remain under-represented in key institutions across India, suggests a new study. (Photo: PTI)

Indian democracy’s power-sharing problem

1 min read . 16 Jul 2019

Though certain constituencies are reserved for SC and ST categories, their representation often does not extend beyond the Lok Sabha. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Indian democracy’s power-sharing problem

1 min read . 16 Jul 2019

Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (Mint file)

Opinion | Let democracy win

1 min read . 09 Jul 2019

We must ensure our democratic institutions are not eroded

The citizen’s manifesto

6 min read . 31 May 2019

Y is for Yeti, the most unlikely cameo in the election season after its footprints were allegedly photographed by the Indian Army.

Cult Friction

Opinion | A glossary of the festival of democracy

6 min read . 25 May 2019

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in Prayagraj, India, Thursday, May 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Opinion: A failure to imagine what a faulty democracy is like

4 min read . 10 May 2019

Voting is not a rational process, it is more of a group behaviour. (Vipin Kumar/HT)

Behaviour by Brain

Opinion | Irrational electoral preferences and fear of breaking ranks

4 min read . 24 Apr 2019

In the religion of democracy, schools are its temples, and constitutional values, its sacred goods. (Mint)

Other Sphere

Opinion | The greater role of schools and teachers in shaping democracy

4 min read . 24 Apr 2019

Opinion | Decline in political debate leaves democracy strained

3 min read . 22 Apr 2019

Opinion | Vote-bank politics is not always bad for democracy

4 min read . 08 Apr 2019

Behaviour by Brain

Opinion | How the internet could end up wrecking Indian democracy

4 min read . 27 Mar 2019

Opinion | Why can’t Indian democracy move beyond slogans?

3 min read . 18 Mar 2019

Art for one, art for all

3 min read . 01 Mar 2019

Opinion | Why internet anonymity is not the menace you think it is

Opinion | Why internet anonymity is not the menace you think it is

4 min read . 13 Feb 2019

On 21 December, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court had set aside the order of a single judge allowing the rath yatra in the state

Supreme Court says no to BJP rath yatras in West Bengal

1 min read . 15 Jan 2019

Lawmakers fired ominous warning shots this week, voting to force May to quickly set out an alternative plan for Brexit if it is beaten.Photo: AFP

Theresa May warns MPs against ‘catastrophic’ failure to deliver Brexit

1 min read . 13 Jan 2019

Felix Tshisekedi, new president of Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Felix Tshisekedi wins DR Congo’s presidential election

4 min read . 11 Jan 2019