The factual context of this case is illustrative of a deeper crisis in India’s federal design, particularly involving the discretionary powers of the governor under Article 200 of the Constitution.

The sky was burning bright; it was peak afternoon. A large crowd, almost exclusively of elderly married women, gathered at a local community hall. They sat in rows facing eastward.The sky was burning ...

Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed government in 2014, it has been acting on several priorities set by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), including, among others, the revision of family ...