Will The End Of Presidential Term Limits Usher In The Era Of Emperor Xi In...
On February 24, 2018, an official statement was issued announcing that the ruling party in China, the Communist Party, will put an end to the policy which limits the president’s right to stay in office...
View ArticleWhy BJP Won Tripura
India had only two states where communists were in power before March 3 of this year. Kerala and Tripura. After March 3, winning for the first time, BJP allies demolished the 25-year-rule of the Left...
View ArticleIn Assam, Women’s Political Participation Continues To Show A Worrying Trend
Over the past few years, many articles have been written on women’s participation in politics. But, the scenario, in my opinion, is still unchanged in Assam and the rest of the nation. Ideally, the...
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योगी जी आपकी इज्ज़त इसलिए है कि आप मुख्यमंत्री हैं, इसलिए नहीं कि आप हिंदू हैं
माननीय मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ जी, मन तो नहीं करता है इतनी सारी आपराधिक धाराओं से लैस किसी शख्स को इज्ज़त देने का, लेकिन शायद ये भी एक विशेषता होगी रामराज्य की, जहां ऐसे लोगों को सम्मान दिया जाता...
View ArticleHow I Fought An Election In Nagaland, A State That Has Never Seen A Woman MLA
By Awan Konyak: The recently concluded assembly elections in Nagaland saw the maximum percentage of women candidates. I was among those five candidates. Although all the women lost, I think I should...
View Article“वामपंथ भारतीय सामाजिक ताने-बाने को समझने में नाकाम हो चुका है”
आउटलुक फरवरी अंक में प्रसिद्ध इतिहासकार रामचंद्र गुहा ने भारत में राष्ट्रवाद के नाम पर चल रहे गुंडागर्दी की वजहों को बताते हुए इसके लिए भारतीय वामपंथ को भी ज़िम्मेदार बताया है। उन्होंने लिखा कि वामपंथ...
View Articleआपसी कलह में फंसे क्षेत्रीय दलों के लिए आसान नहीं है संयुक्त विपक्ष की राह
त्रिपुरा, मेघालय और नगालैंड में भाजपा की सरकार बनने से एक बार फिर विपक्ष की तंद्रा टूटी है। विपक्षी एकता की बातों को पूर्वोत्तर की हार ने ऑक्सीजन देने का काम किया है। अब फिर कुछ दिनों तक तमाम बीजेपी...
View ArticleIn 2017, Mumbai Saw Its Highest Voter Turnout In 70 Years! Here’s How We Made...
By Avinash Sanas, Ruben Mascarenhas, Swaraj Shetty, Pathik Muni and Abhishek Gharat: The high voting percentage – 55% in last year’s BMC Polls in Mumbai was no accident. It’s been a year now. Enough...
View ArticleWhy The SC Is Right In Squashing An FIR Against An Army Major In Kashmir
The Supreme Court of India squashing the FIR against Major Aditya Kumar, an army officer, is a triumph for national security. This might have been a coincidence, but it was an extremely well-suited one...
View Article‘शी जिनपिंग विचार’नया समाजवाद या चीन में नई तानाशाही की शुरुआत?
ब्रिटिश पत्रकार एवं राजनीति वैज्ञानिक सी.ई.एम. जोड (C.E.M. Joad) का एक प्रसिद्ध कथन है, “समाजवाद एक ऐसी टोपी है, जिसे लोग अपने अनुसार पहन लेते हैं, अतः इसका कोई निश्चित स्वरूप नहीं है।” चीनी राष्ट्रपति...
View ArticleExplained: Who Was Periyar And Why Is He Important To Tamil Nadu?
A Periyar statue was vandalised by two men on March 6 in Vellore. This was a few hours after the controversial post by the verified Facebook account of H Raja. It was posted, “Who is Lenin and what is...
View ArticleWhy Are Thousands Of Farmers In Maharashtra Marching To Mumbai?
On March 6, thousands of farmers began a march from Nashik town. The farmers are scheduled to reach Mumbai on Sunday, March 11 and cover approximately 170 kilometres. The plan is to gherao the state...
View ArticleDear Deshbhakts, Breaking Statues Can Get You Headlines But It Won’t Break An...
The Lenin and Periyar statue incidents were unfortunate. Now we can say that we have reached a stage where there is no place for any different ideology other than that of the Sangh Parivar. It is...
View ArticleFrom Falling Statues To Farmer Marches: India’s Failing Political System
(Dedicated to a new friend – Vishnu Subrahmanyam, with the sincere hope that the new will bring good times for all) The state of Tripura in North-East India gave a decisive mandate to the Bharatiya...
View ArticleThe Northeast Should Be A Model Of Democracy For The Rest Of The Country
The Northeastern states of India are often mentioned in the context of separatist movements and insurgency. But these states are also examples of faith and political awareness in the democracy. On the...
View Articleजहां हर दिन 33 किसान आत्महत्या करें, वहां की सरकार देशभक्त नहीं हो सकती
“जिस थाली में खाते हो, उसी थाली में छेद कर रहे हो, साले देशद्रोही!” दिल्ली पुलिस के उस हवलदार ने मुझे बहुत नफरत से डांटा। यह बात फरवरी 2016 की है, मेरे पुलिस इंटेरोगेशन की। मैं डरा हुआ था तो मैंने कोई...
View ArticleArmy Veterans And Widows Have Been Demanding OROP For 1000 Days Now, To No Avail
The One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme existed for the soldiers till 1971. But after the grand victory over Pakistan, it was withdrawn in 1973. Why? We do not know. Since then, soldiers have been...
View Article‘Mera Kaam Trolling Karna Hota Tha’: Dhruv Rathee Interviews Former BJP IT...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has the maximum online presence amongst all the political parties present in India. The official Facebook page of the BJP has over 14 million ‘likes’, in comparison to...
View Article5 Reasons Why I Think BJP Went From 0 To 40 Seats In Tripura
“Acche din aane waale hai” was the slogan which changed Indian politics. It was 2014 – the beginning of a ‘new India’ and the start of a new era for the BJP too. The party which found considerable...
View Article16 Indian Women Who Became Chief Ministers Despite Patriarchy And Gender Roles
According to the National Crime Records Bureau data, as many as 39 crimes were reported every hour in India in 2016, up from 21 in 2007. Even Holi – a festival of joy and colours has now become a...
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