The letter written by 23 Congress leaders has immediately achieved four objectives for the Congress party irrespective of the intentions of its signatories, and lifted the party out of its stupor. Sonia Gandhi’s term as the interim president of the Congress party ended this month. A year ago, she reluctantly accepted the responsibility despite knowing …
The real heroes emerging out of the coronavirus situation are several state governments. Long before the central government plunged into action, many state governments had undertaken various preventive measures to halt the spread of the virus. The states of Kerala, Maharashtra, and Delhi need a special mention for their early efforts to curb the virus …
The BJP leadership, which is over-sensitive about the subject of election victories, and is fully aware of who delivers the ruling party its electoral dividends, obviously chose not to disappoint the perpetrators of violence. If violence could only be stopped after 96 hours, it is entirely possible for the union government to control it within …
Engagement with diverse ideas, acceptability of different tactics, and broader unity against the hegemony of fascist ideas are the need of the hour. The Aam Adami Party’s epic victory in the Delhi assembly elections is a validation of the work undertaken by the Kejriwal government in this half-state. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s resounding defeat, on …
Is the preservation and strengthening of democracy an objective for this government, or is democracy just a means to achieve certain political objectives? When a choice exercised by his predecessor is certainly available at the disposal of the Prime Minister, why is it not even tried? Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a speech to …
The New Year will be decisive to determine the future of the constitution, of India, and millions of Indians. The year 2019 began with an uncertain political future for Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and is drawing to a close with uncertainty about the idea of India as envisaged by the freedom movement and enshrined in …
