Why Indian MPs disclosure of ‘Conflict of Interests’ is inadequate and dysfunctional
In an earlier piece, the standing committee on ethics and its functioning was discussed at…
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10 years on, only 5 Chief Minister Offices (CMOs) have made proactive disclosures under RTI
The RTI act is now 10 years old. One of the most important provisions of…
BJP Government toes the Congress line, says Political Parties cannot be brought under RTI
The issue of political parties coming under the ambit of Right to Information Act was…
India – Pakistan Dialogue: 28 Meetings since 2012, but little progress on ground
India Pakistan dialogue process is once again in the news for all the wrong reasons.…
The Election Commission Suspends Voter ID – Aadhaar Seeding following the Supreme Court Order
Following the Supreme Court’s latest direction that Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for availing any…
Narendra Modi’s Degree Row – Much Ado about nothing
Twitter erupted with the hash tag DegreeDikhaoPMSaab couple of days ago. The issue came to…
Political Parties & RTI – What is it all about?
The issue of political parties coming under the ambit of Right to Information Act was…
All Talk and Little Action – The sorry state of the ‘Nirbhaya Fund’
The UPA government announced the ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ in the 2013-14 budget with an initial corpus…
In a rare first, the Election Commission suspends the recognition of National People’s Party of P A Sangma for failing to file the election expenditure statement
Political parties are supposed to submit their election expenditure statement within 75 days of the…
The Government Intends to Amend the ‘Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984’ (PDPP Act) – Have Your Say
The Union Home Ministry has proposed a set of amendments to the PDPP act, 1984…
