क्यों महाराष्ट्र में किसान आत्महत्या दर सर्वाधिक है
राम मंदिर पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले के बाद हर चरफ चर्चा का बाज़ार गर्म है मगर देश के अन्य मसलों पर कोई बात ही नहीं हो रही है। सबसे ज़रूरी मसलों में से एक है किसानों का मुद्दा, जो भारत के प्राइमरी...
View ArticleA Tahsildar’s Murder In Hyderabad Is Telling Of The Rot In Our Bureaucracy
Vijaya Reddy’s office. Source: TheNewsMinute We live in a state that has been ranked the second-‘best‘ city for corruption—Hyderabad. Various news sources reported that on November 4, a Monday, at...
View ArticleChanging Dynamics Of Power Politics: A Peek Into The Maharashtra Mess
Talking about the latest tug of war of ‘who gains what’ in the realm of politics, the most eye-grabbing issue is the elections and its aftermath in Maharashtra. It’s quite upsetting to see that despite...
View ArticleThe Case For ‘Dharmocracy’: A Political, Economic And Spiritual Democracy
This is a reflective piece on what is a democracy and what would a Dharmic democracy mean. By Dharmic, I do not necessarily refer to either a Hindu democracy or just ethics in a rationalist’s point of...
View Article“जेएनयू में फीस बढ़ोतरी को समर्थन करने वाले लोग कौन हैं?”
जवाहर लाल नेहरू यूनिवर्सिटी के स्टूडेंट्स के विरोध-प्रदर्शन ने सरकार को झुकने पर विवश कर दिया। केन्द्र सरकार ने बढ़ी हुई हॉस्टल फीस रिवाइज़ कर दी है जो कि आंशिक रूप से प्रस्तावित फीस स्ट्रक्चर से कम...
View Article‘Polluted’ Politics Has Only Made Delhi’s Pollution Worse
Innocent people are suffering on the roads of Delhi. It would be difficult for our politicians who live in air-conditioned rooms to survive here, then what about the people who live on the road-side...
View ArticlePrivate Members’ Bills: An Underutilised And Ignored Instrument Of Indian Polity
As per a PRS Legislative Research report, no private members’ bills has been passed by the Parliament since 1970. Of the 328 odd private members’ bills introduced in the 14th Lok Sabha, only 4% were...
View ArticleOpinion: The Pros Of Empowering NOTA Outweigh The Cons
The percentage of voters punching in the None of the Above or the NOTA option in the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections saw a rise compared to the 2014 polls. An analysis showed that...
View ArticleNaga Peace Talks: As Deadlines Pass, Is There An End In Sight?
The Naga peace process is still going through ups and downs, with still some miles left to go in finalising an agreement. However, the talks didn’t break down even as the October 31, 2019 deadline...
View ArticleIs Vengeance The Only Way To Seek Justice?
In concurrence with the world’s attitude towards acting on revenge, response, vengeance, and peace, whether it is the Balakot-Pulwama incident or the Hiroshima Nagasaki-Pearl Harbour incident, the...
View ArticleWater Politics: Why ‘Big Brother’ India Must Turn To Hydro-Diplomacy
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and Indian PM Narendra Modi. Source: newsdig.in The recent India-Bangladesh meeting has been hailed as being highly successful with the signing of several major agreements...
View ArticleOn Identity Politics, Nationalism, And India’s Growing Hostility Towards...
A few days ago, 49 celebrities penned down a letter addressing the Prime Minister, to bring his attention towards the increasing cases of mob lynching against Muslims and Dalits. In a counter move, 61...
View ArticleIf I Were To Join A Political Party, These Are Principles I Would Advocate
The need for balanced, responsible, and informed politics, and policies, which do not take political binaries as an end in itself, is felt more than ever today. To this end, I recently formulated the...
View ArticleOn The Rise Of Right-Wing Populist Governments Across The Globe
Right’ and ‘Left’ are the buzz words that we keep on hearing in news debates, political speeches, and roadside chit-chats. However, they are not as binary as they are portrayed. There is instead a...
View Article“मंदिर बनेगा लेकिन इतिहास के कटघरे में होंगे आडवाणी”
राजनीति के कारण रिश्ते किस कदर बदल जाते हैं इसकी बानगी है भाजपा के पीएम इन वेटिंग तक पहुंचकर सफलता की मंज़िल के एक कदम पहले ही तम्बू उखड़वा बैठे लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी और पार्टी के अभी तक के सबसे बड़े...
View ArticleHow Did The Supreme Court Arrive At Its Verdict On The Mandir-Masjid Dispute?
जय श्री राम| Praise be to Lord Ram! For many Indians, the spirit of India does reside in these words, not just because of the place of Sri Ram, an avatar of Vishnu, in Hindu beliefs and religion, (and...
View ArticleWhy Did The Govt Not Pay Attention To The NCR Pollution Like It Did To...
8220;Be quick but do not hurry,” says John Robert Wooden, American basketball head coach. Yet, politicians remain in being quick and in a hurry to speak against their rivals in order to prevail. That...
View ArticleOn Press Freedom And The Question Of Safeguarding ‘National Interest’
The meaning of national interest is survival—the protection of physical, political and cultural identity against encroachments by other nation-states.” – Morgenthau (German-American political...
View Articleगाँधी की हत्या करने वाले गोडसे के समर्थन में आवाज़ें क्यों उठती हैं?
15 नवंबर को आज़ाद भारत के पहले राजनीतिक कत्ल के तौर पर याद किया जाता है, क्योंकि इसी रोज़ महात्मा गाँधी के हत्यारे नाथूराम गोडसे को फांसी दी गई थी। हालांकि गोडसे के समर्थक आज भी जश्न मनाते हैं। किसी...
View ArticleCongress Protests Over Withdrawal Of Special Security To Gandhi Family
Is the SPG withdrawal, not a leading issue to talk about? It is, indeed significant to learn that the elite security cover was abruptly snatched from the family of the country’s ex-PM, Rajiv Gandhi....
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