Parliamentary Democracy

Turkish president to visit India on 30 April; India's NSG bid likely to be discussed

Strategic issues, including India's NSG membership bid and ways to strengthen cooperation in counter-terrorism and trade, are expected to be discussed during the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's from 30 April.

'Indian democracy cannot be a tyranny of the unelected': Arun Jaitley's 'alternative view' on NJAC verdict

The key rationale behind the majority opinion appears to be that independence of judiciary is an essential ingredient of the basic structure of the Constitution. This is unquestionably a correct proposition. Having stated this, the majority transgresses into an erroneous logic.

President Pranab asks judiciary to observe self discipline

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said there was a need to maintain a "fine balance" in the role and responsibility of legislature, executive and judiciary as the success of Parliamentary democracy depends on it.