The Union government and the main ruling party at the centre have much to explain regarding the Italian marines case. At the most fundamental level, the Bharatiya Janata Party must answer what its position would be if it were in the opposition today. Would it have accepted any other government’s decision to take the case …
The present policy of ‘lockdown without preparation’ generates a suspicion about the intent of the ruling class. Even as the question why, in the first place, the lockdown was announced without an iota of preparation, remains to be answered, the delay of one full month to come up with any substantial relief to the migrant …
The Prime Minister is talking to all of us through different mediums. But we must talk to the Prime Minister too. Talking to the talkative is not easy but there is no easy way out either. In a parliamentary democracy, it is not unusual for the Prime Minister to seek the counsel of the President. It …
While schools, colleges, examinations, business meetings, social and cultural gatherings are cancelled or postponed, the horse-trading of MLAs continues in Madhya Pradesh. While the medical practitioners and sanitation workers are courageously battling to prevent the outbreak of the coronavirus, a recently retired Chief Justice of India took his oath as a Rajya Sabha member. .In …
On the outset, the ministry’s expansion seems to be successful, not only in striking a social and regional balance, but also in terms of posing a challenge to the BJP’s socio-organizational dominance. The long-awaited expansion of Maharashtra’s Uddhav Thackeray-led government happened without many surprises. The delay in the ministry’s expansion was not unexpected, as was …
