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A Surya Prakash
A Surya Prakash is a Senior Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation. He specialises in constitutional and parliamentary affairs. He is also the author of ‘What Ails Indian Parliament’ (HarperCollins, 1995).
Nepotism everywhere
Just look at the way party tickets are distributed during a parliamentary election and you realise that ‘being connected’ matters a lot. It’s no different from Bollywood The sudden and tragic demise of Sushant Singh Rajput in rather mysterious circumstances has triggered a huge debate on all that is wrong with...
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New normal with China
14 July 2020 | A Surya Prakash -
Ghosts from the past
30 June 2020 | A Surya Prakash -
Stormy amendments
16 June 2020 | A Surya Prakash -
Perception matters
03 June 2020 | A Surya Prakash -
In the spirit of federalism
19 May 2020 | A Surya Prakash -
Spewing venom
05 May 2020 | A Surya Prakash -
Set the record straight
21 April 2020 | A Surya Prakash
India’s super spreaders
At a time when the Union and State Governments and institutions are working with the single determination to contain COVID-19, the Tablighi Jammat has turned out to be a spoiler The latest estimates of the Union Health Ministry indicate that over 35 per cent of the COVID-19 cases that are springing...
A ticking time-bomb
Both the Hindu and Muslim communities have to factor in new attitudes that govern them since the old equation has collapsed. A new formula is needed to co-exist peacefully It’s obvious to anyone, who has seen the videos and read the first-hand accounts of residents in the troubled north-east area of...
A Constitution not so fragile
Proud, natural-born citizens of the country must see through the dubious plans of selective propaganda on CAA and NPR The agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Population Register (NPR) and related matters, triggered largely by fears that the Union Government will deprive millions of Muslims of their citizenship,...
Strength of an institution
The peaceful resolution of the Ayodhya conflict within the Constitutional framework is a sterling example of our pristine democratic traditions and our evolution as a democracy Finally, after many centuries, the decks have been cleared for the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya with the Union Government setting up the...
A Constitutional mandate
Those individuals/leaders, who stand opposed to the CAA, must show respect to the Constitution, which empowers Parliament to make laws regarding citizenship Continued opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was passed by Parliament last month, and to the preparation of the National Population Register (NPR) by several State Governments,...
