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Vikram Shetty

Vikram Shetty writes about Parliament, the states, and the machinery of Indian government.

Latest by Vikram Shetty

A video still of a policeman in a helmet and body armour crouching on a road holding an assault rifle, with another officer holding a lathi behind him.

Bihar Has Barred Assault Rifles From Crowd Control, Which Was Already Forbidden. The Difference Is That Now the Weapon Will Not Be There

By Vikram Shetty

A portrait of Justice Yashwant Varma in judicial robes and bands. File photograph.

The Inquiry Worked and the Charges Are Proved. The Only Punishment Parliament Had Was Removal, and He Left Before It Could Be Used

By Vikram Shetty

Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati seated at a desk speaking into a microphone. File photograph.

Mayawati's Objection Is Familiar. Her Actual Demand Is Not, Because She Is Asking the Government to Argue Better in Court

By Vikram Shetty

Kerala Water Resources Minister Mons Joseph speaking into a handheld microphone. File photograph.

Kerala Says the Safety Checks the Court Ordered on Mullaperiyar Were Never Done. Tamil Nadu Wants the Level Raised Anyway

By Vikram Shetty

Tarun Tejpal escorted by Goa police officers through a crowd outside court. File photograph.

An Acquittal Reversed After Five Years, Which Almost Never Happens Because Almost Nobody Appeals

By Vikram Shetty

A portrait of Justice M.S. Liberhan wearing glasses and a white collared jacket. File photograph.

Justice Liberhan Has Died at 87, and the Commission That Carried His Name Is a Lesson in How India Builds Inquiries

By Vikram Shetty

Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Sangeeta Phogat speaking to reporters at a protest, surrounded by microphones. File photograph from the 2023 protest march in New Delhi.

The Wrestlers Will Appeal. The Question Their Case Never Got to Ask Is Why a Criminal Court Was the Only Room Available

By Vikram Shetty

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar chairing an all party meeting on the Cauvery issue, seated between Siddaramaiah and B.S. Yediyurappa.

Karnataka Asks Its Own Side to Call Off the Bandh, and a Former Chief Minister Names the Thing Nobody Has Built

By Vikram Shetty

Opposition MPs protesting outside Parliament behind a banner in Hindi, with two of them seated on the ground beside collection boxes during a skit.

An FIR in Varanasi Over a Skit in Delhi, and the Question of Who Gets to Answer the Charge It Was Making

By Vikram Shetty

Students seated on a road at a protest holding placards and banners reading Student Youth Unity Long Live, Stop Implicating Students in False Charges and Punish the Policemen.

Delhi Says the NEET Protest Cases Are Closed. An Order From the Home Department Cannot Close Them

By Vikram Shetty

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay speaking into a microphone with one fist raised at an event. File photograph.

Tamil Nadu Asks the Centre to Take Back a Sentence, Because on the Cauvery Sentences Become Precedent

By Vikram Shetty

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking outdoors, with trees and shrubs behind him.

A Task Force on Exams, and a Government Moving Back to the Agenda It Wanted

By Vikram Shetty

Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. File photograph.

Pralhad Joshi Picks Up Education on Top of Three Portfolios He Already Holds

By Vikram Shetty

Sansad Bhavan IMG 2152 1. File photograph.

Education Minister Steps Down as the NEET Leak Row Reaches the Cabinet

By Vikram Shetty

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaking from a lectern, gesturing while addressing an audience.

The Finance Minister Asks Tax Officers to Prevent Disputes Rather Than Manage Them

By Vikram Shetty

Hand writing exam classroom. File photograph.

The Anti Paper Leak Bill Raises the Ceiling on Punishment. Enforcement Is the Harder Half

By Vikram Shetty

Kuantan Port Container Stuffing at CFS. File photograph.

The India UK Trade Deal Is In Force, and What It Left Out Matters as Much as What It Covers

By Vikram Shetty