The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether the words “socialist” and “secular” could have been inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in 1976 even though the date of the ...

Even as the omission of the words ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ from the Preamble text in a government advertisement has stoked a controversy, the Constituent Assembly debates clearly show why the words ...

Amidst the party’s recent problems, a lot of people have been talking about the party’s principles, and in particular, the preamble to the constitution. As a statement of principles, it’s fine – I ...