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Indian constitution
![Does the Indian Constitution Need to be Amended? Does the Indian Constitution Need to be Amended?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-25-072813.jpg)
Does the Indian Constitution Need to be Amended?
By Ashutosh
While the intent of some of those calling for a new constitution is questionable, India needs to brainstorm why institutions like Parliament and the judiciary have failed to stem the rapid erosion of democracy.
![Why Is Free Speech Limited in India? Why Is Free Speech Limited in India?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-20-145723.jpg)
Why Is Free Speech Limited in India?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Indians generally believe that protecting religious sentiments is warranted, and that preventing incitement and subsequent public disorder is desirable.
![Is India Living up to Its Constitution? Is India Living up to Its Constitution?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-28-5.jpg)
Is India Living up to Its Constitution?
By Bansari Kamdar
While the Indian constitution, celebrated every year on January 26, has an enlightened, egalitarian outlook, contemporary India’s reality tells a different story.
![Ladakh Demands Inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of India’s Constitution Ladakh Demands Inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of India’s Constitution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-28-7.jpg)
Ladakh Demands Inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of India’s Constitution
By Anwar Ali Tsarpa
No decision on Ladakh’s inclusion in the Sixth Schedule has been made yet.
![Not Free to Choose: Restrictions on the Freedom of Conscience of India’s Dalits Not Free to Choose: Restrictions on the Freedom of Conscience of India’s Dalits](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-20-9.jpg)
Not Free to Choose: Restrictions on the Freedom of Conscience of India’s Dalits
By StoriesAsia
A section of Indian society is being forced to choose between religious beliefs on one hand and protections and special benefits under the law on the other.
![Celebrating 25 Years of the Panchayati Raj in India Celebrating 25 Years of the Panchayati Raj in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-panchayat_india.jpg)
Celebrating 25 Years of the Panchayati Raj in India
By Martand Jha
The 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments brought governance to the local level.
![India’s Sabarimala Temple and the Issue of Women’s Entry India’s Sabarimala Temple and the Issue of Women’s Entry](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-sabaripeedam_at_sabarimala.jpg)
India’s Sabarimala Temple and the Issue of Women’s Entry
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Another Hindu temple will open its gates to women, reigniting the debate on Indian secularism.
![India Is a Republic, But Could It Have Been a Monarchy? India Is a Republic, But Could It Have Been a Monarchy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-26_20-39-40.jpg)
India Is a Republic, But Could It Have Been a Monarchy?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
It's not unimaginable that India could have emerged as a constitutional monarchy.
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