Canadian Politics More women of Indian descent preferred federal politics than provincial politics. But Judi Tyabji and Sandi Hawkins were exceptions. Judeline Kim Mary Tyabji, also known as Judi Tyabji, was the first woman of […]
“The job of a judge is to interpret the law made by the legislature, and apply it to specific cases, but not to make law. Roe vs Wade ( and Planned Parenthood vs Casey ) […]
Pursuit of politics of hate & divisiveness can be disastrous for the country “I am genuinely worried (in fact, convinced) that the pursuit of the politics of hate and divisiveness spells disaster for this country. […]
“The BJP has travelled a long way from the early 2000s, when Vajpayee had to be mindful of his allies’ seeming distaste for communal politics. The Maharashtra and Delhi civic polls will test the BJP’s […]
No overarching Hindu unity can be built on basis of Hindu-Muslim binary “There are over 200 million Muslims in our country and are spread across its length and breadth. Is it possible to reduce them […]
Governance has become irrelevant to win a popular mandate “The expanse of the violence, from the east to the west and the north, confirmed three perceptions: it was pre-planned, because in each case, the trajectory […]
“America’s founding mission was not democracy, nor any other ideology. It was what we declared it to be in the document our fathers agreed to at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: “We the People of […]
“The Ukrainian war, now a month old, has demonstrated the utility of nuclear weapons. Putin’s credible threat to use them has caused the U.S. and NATO to flatly refuse Kyiv’s request to put a no-fly […]
“Expectations of people of Punjab who voted out the two earlier ruling parties – Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal – are high as they expect that instead of subsidies, the delivery systems in education and […]
“In the end, it is apparent that the credit for the victory will largely belong in UP’s case to Adityanath. His cheerleaders propagated the view of Yogi’s hard-bitten image as a man who will not […]
Foreign policy challenges and domestic hurdles confront U.S. President Biden in his quest for a policy legacy “At the end of the day the old adage of “It’s the economy, stupid”, continues to resonate deeply […]
“President Joe Biden almost hourly promises, “We are not going to war in Ukraine.” Why would he then not readily rule out NATO membership for Ukraine, which would require us to do something Biden himself […]
Poll manifestos in UP flaunt titles that combine purpose with hyperbole “The BJP was caught between addressing its core Hindutva constituency and pandering to the demands and expectations of the larger electorate it had formed […]
“Defenders of the market forget that a society that is indifferent to the needs of the deprived breeds its own contradictions. We witnessed an instance of this frustration last month when thousands of restless, thwarted […]
“There is little doubt that the use of Pegasus is an assault on the right to privacy everywhere and specifically an attack on the very fabric of Indian democracy. Undoubtedly, the Government is responsible for […]
“In the recent years, India’s engagement with the region (West Asia) has transcended from merely transactional and buyer seller relationship to a truly strategic one which is manifested through the accrued dividends in real time. […]
“A massive effort of rewriting Indian history from our traditional perspective was done between 1951 and 2003. This was by the doyen of cultural renaissance, the late Dr KM Munshi, who was also a noted […]
Real tribute to the Nobel Laureate would be to encourage young scientists and research The birth centenary of Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khoranais an occasion to recall the pioneering contributions he made to the fields […]
“Biden was accurate in warning that “those who stormed this Capitol and those who … called on them to do so held a dagger at the throat of America and American democracy.” He needs to […]
A self-sufficient America that provided for all its needs in World Wars I and II is now dependent on foreign nations for the necessities of its national life. “Because we admitted into an alliance to […]
The hegemony of Hindutva can be gauged by its confident makeover of structures with a powerful symbolic significance. “The manufacturers of Mr. Modi’s vaunted image seem not to know that Banaras produced both Tulsidas and […]
Democracies must find a way to address growing inequality and polarization “PM Modi said India’s message to the world was that “democracy can deliver, has delivered and will continue to deliver.” This was an uplifting […]
Here was a Chief who would not hesitate to call a spade a spade and back the reforms needed for eradicating any wrong practices. While a high sense of probity is expected in any person […]
By Lt Gen Pradeep Bali (retd) “Here was a Chief who would not hesitate to call a spade a spade and back the reforms needed for eradicating any wrong practices. While a high sense of […]
“About two decades ago, as the country ushered into an era of coalition politics at the center, this political tool gained extra significance. Since the concept of minority governments has never been experimented in the […]
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