The Collapse of the Election Campaign

May 11, 2024

Back in the 90’s, a small town Democrat from Arkansas made a daring bid to secure the American Presidency. The lesser known candidate faced the influential incumbent President George HW Bush and Billionaire Ross Perot in a three way contested election. In a campaign which was assumed as just another...

Manipur crisis: Violence always hits women disproportionately

July 25, 2023

Since May 2023, Manipur has seen fresh bouts of crisis. What began as a protest over Scheduled Tribe status for a certain segment of the population has turned into full-blown ethnic violence. Hundreds of people were killed and the Indian Army had to be called in to control the situation....

MVA negotiations: A backstabber and a loser at the table

May 28, 2023

On 21 May 2023, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar addressed the meeting of party workers in Kolhapur and declared “We are the Big Brother.” Reminding the gathering that “Congress has 44 seats while we have 54”, Ajit Pawar essentially staked claim to higher number of seats in the...

Thackerays vs Shiv sainiks

May 18, 2023

On 11th May 2023, the Supreme Court finally delivered its long-awaited judgment on Maharashtra’s political battle. Recognising the limitations posed by precedent of Nabam Rabia vs Deputy Speaker, SC referred the case to a larger bench for reconsideration. The Court emphasised that the umbilical cord between Shiv Sena Political Party...

Sustainable development is mainstay of Indian G20 Presidency

January 18, 2023

Indian Presidency of G20 comes in at an apt time for Global geopolitics. Over the past couple of years, the Covid19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine conflict had led to key issues like sustainable development being sidetracked by the crisis management narrative. As the world moved to postpandemic era and a fresh...

G20 will ensure Digital India becomes a Global Project

January 6, 2023

Digital India–the flagship programme of the Narendra Modi government–had gained global recognition for the far-reaching impact it had on the delivery of government schemes. While the biggest success of the digital push has been the adoption of UPI transactions, the world got its first glimpse of Indian digital power when...

Voters cheated, time to amend the defection law

August 17, 2022

JDU leader and Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar is at it again. Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister for the eighth time after resigning and then joining hands with RJD. In 2017, Nitish Kumar had dumped RJD after winning 2015 Assembly elections as part of Mahagathbandhan against...

A STEP TOWARDS SELFLESS PURSUIT OF HINDUTVA IDEALS

July 4, 2022

The party’s philosophy of “nation first, party second and self last” was drilled into every cadre not just through words but through actions. In 1895, Swami Vivekananda was to give a public lecture in London. When it was time to stand up and speak, Swami Vivekananda suddenly announced that it...

For the love of the chair

June 27, 2022

Back in 1975, the ruling Congress under Indira Gandhi had organised mass protests outside the PM’s house. The so-called “spontaneous rallies” and “people’s rallies” were against a high court ruling, which restrained the PM’s right to vote or draw a salary as a Member of Parliament. The conditional stay had...

An elite force can do well without criminal elements

June 24, 2022

Ever since the government announced the Agnipath scheme, a lot of undisciplined protestors have taken to the streets. In a democratic country, anyone is well within their rights to protest against any action of the government. However, the outright hooliganism, destruction of public property and rioting by protestors are not...