SY Quraishi

I met her last at her home on June 13 after the formation of the new government. This is how she spent her last days.

The govt will set up a panel to explore the efficacy of 'One Nation, One Election'. But there are already ways possible of reducing poll expenditure and ensuring uninterrupted development work.

The truth is quite the opposite.

India's young face a plethora of huge problems. There is only one way political parties will take them seriously. That way leads to the election booth.

Mizoram goes to the polls today. It has been a model state for peaceful, orderly and inexpensive elections. But will its displaced Bru tribals get their right to vote?

A democracy is only as effective as its institutions, and depoliticising key constitutional and statutory appointments is crucial.

Politicians must realise that the Election Commission's reputation is directly liked to their legitimacy in office.

Nayar was an intellectual, a journalist, an activist, a humanist. He suffered Partition and the Emergency but his experiences only strengthened his goodness.

PM Modi rightly raised the argument in favour of simultaneous elections. But the proposal has pragmatic difficulties. Yet, till these are solved, strong electoral reforms can be considered.

It is not without reason that the world looks upon the Indian election system with respect.