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More than 1000 Citizens write to CM Devendra Fadnavis opposing proposed Aadhaar-Voter ID linking The Times of India reported on July 22 that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had written to India’s Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora regarding linking voter… Continue Reading →
आइये हम भी राजनीति करें बहनों हम औरतें एक दूसरे से अक्सर ये बातें करते हैं कि राजनीति से हमारा कुछ लेना-देना नहीं हैं, इसमें हमारी कोई रूचि नहीं है। लेकिन हम इससे लेना-देना रखें या न रखें, इसमें… Continue Reading →
By Nirmalangshu Mukherji June 6, 2014 With the elevation of Narendra Modi as head of government, Indian justice system faces an uphill task to catch up with him. Hundreds of millions are waiting. Anxiously. The results for the parliamentary elections in… Continue Reading →
Posted on June 5, 2014 by Aditi Bhaduri –India– If Afghanistan is synonymous with a rugged terrain and warring tribes, the ‘graveyard of empires’, then it should also be synonymous with courage and defiance. Afghan women collectively deserve not only the Nobel Prize for… Continue Reading →
The Economist explains Why and how we make election endorsements Jun 1st 2014, 23:50 by A.M. The Economist hopes that Narendra Modi, India’s new prime minister, will reform his country’s economy and help his impoverished countrymen. But we did not support him… Continue Reading →
June 2, 2014 Guest post by SHASHANK KELA So now the gloves are off. For the BJP, that is, whose victory in these elections gives India not only its most right-wing government, but, more to the point, a prime minister to… Continue Reading →
RUKMINI S., The Hindu Leaner, a little younger, and with more women in positions of power — the incoming Council of Ministers is in some ways a change from the outgoing one. The average minister is worth over Rs. 13… Continue Reading →
Tahir Mehdi P Renowned Indian writer Arundhati Roy. — File photo In Pakistan, apprehensions are rife about Narendra Modi’s flamboyant success. But fervent Modi supporters in the Indian middle classes prefer to place him in the economic governance arena. Dawn recently talked… Continue Reading →
Dionne Bunsha: May 21, 2014 On Monday, Narendra Modi will be sworn in as India’s new Prime Minister. Is he a savior for India’s economy or a threat to the country’s secular democracy? Image from Flickr via narendramodiofficial By Dionne Bunsha It was a sunny day but no… Continue Reading →
If anything, the UPA has been punished by the voters for moving away from its core agenda of entitlement-based politics Himanshu The fact that the UPA had moved away from its commitment to the aam aadmi and the agenda of inclusive politics was clear… Continue Reading →