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 …
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 …
If negotiations conclude as per the expectations of both the parties, it will not only be against India’s interests but will be a strategic setback to India’s regional aspirations. Finally, Donald Trump is visiting India as the President of the United States of America. India, particularly the Prime Minister’s Office, wanted the visit to happen …
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 …
Today, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is offering an alternative political platform to Shiv Sena’s Hindutva politics. But we need to see how long Raj Thackeray’s new theatrics last, and how much of an impact it will create in the state’s politics. It is a déjà vu moment in Maharashtra’s politics, particularly in Mumbai. Raj Thackeray, in a …
The CAA is certainly good for the 30,000 odd refugees whose citizenship otherwise would get delayed by a few more years. However, it discriminates based on religion, which will destroy the communal fabric of our country. The central government and its ideological followers attempted to club together CAA, NPR, and NRC in chronological order. Since it …
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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 …
In Indian democracy, the legitimacy of any government lasts 5 years. The citizenship is permanent, unless an individual surrenders it! Submitting to the whims of the government of the day on such a fundamental issue will overturn the state-citizens relations in India. Uncaring for perpetuating economic distress, the Narendra Modi government is busy …
The 15th batch of MPG programme has conducted a state-wide opinion poll in Maharashtra in the last week of August. This study was carried out across 30 Vidhan Sabha constituencies by means of field visits by a team of two/three students per constituency. Election study workshop of two-days was conducted to prepare students for the …
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The School of Government has conducted a state-wide opinion poll in Maharashtra from 9th October to 15th October 2019. This study was carried out across 50 Vidhan Sabha constituencies by means of field visits by a team of two/three students per constituency. The minimum sample size was 100 per constituency. The questionnaire had 17 questions …
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