The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.
Leaders with ‘mileage’ believe they can overcome age and vintage. Think Xi, Biden, Trump, going ahead Erdoğan & Putin and now, we have sufficient evidence to say, Narendra Modi.
Indian politics wouldn’t be a fraction as fascinating as it is if it did not defy any idea that looks obvious or an answer that begins with ‘of course’.
A final view on who is OBC, electoral reforms, abolition of anti-defection law & introduction of Universal Basic income are among the key goals PM should pursue if he wins a 3rd term.
This is the first time in its history that Pakistan’s people have risen to vote against Army & defeat it. If this isn’t a win for democracy, how would you describe it?
Indira Gandhi targeting RSS during Emergency & legitimising it, Rajiv giving up mandate in 1989, and Vajpayee, Advani advancing general elections – these errors changed the course of India’s politics.
The key difference between BJP & Congress governments is that ideology guided Congress's policies, never governed them, while BJP's commitment to ideology is almost fundamentalist.
Legatees of political forces Indira Gandhi locked up during Emergency are now redefining some of India's foundational principles. They can be challenged, just as she was in the 1970s.
This is not an argument about Islam, the faith. This is about political Islam, where the faith is the state religion, defines a nation and/or maintains its mostly unelected leaders in power.
BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
The whole article doesn’t talk of the crimes of this chameleon. Perhaps, SG will condone the Khalistani connections of AAP too. People are not as gullible as you.
When Modi or the BJP is accused of corruption, that communist toilet paper ‘The Hindu’, N Ram, Siddharth Varadarajan and his cohorts pronounce them guilty even when courts hold them not guilty. But they won’t utter a word against Saint Kejriwal who is accused of being neck deep in corruption.
75% of the 20% vote congress gets is Muslim and Christian votes or Jehadi or anti hindu votes . Hindus have mostly deserted congress and that is the root cause of decline of congress from Indian politics as Anthony had correctly pointed out .
I agree. And I think Congress is defending Kejriwaal not only because it fears BJP but also AAP as well. How could they (Cong) not, you yourself implied that BJP is much more comfortable with Congress as opposition and considers AAP a threat.
Also, all non-BJP political parties of India still do not really believe in their existence crisis at all. Because if they had they would have been able to hold INDIA together. Even more, they could have merged all the parties into a single unified opposition Party, but they r busy in their usual affairs like in any other election. If they were really battling for their survival they would be reforming their parties, which is something they still have power to do. For instance look at the rot in Congress since Indira– Gandhi Parivaar proxy rulling, appeasement vote bank politics, lack of vision etc. If Modi somehow loses 2024, all these parties will carry on as if Modi and all his dictatorship never happened at all.
They still have learnt NOTHING. There is no real sacrifice anywhere in opposition. And so, Modi will keep on winning and bullying them. Yogi is already waiting for his turn 🙂
Does BJP has the ability to destroy the idea called Kejriwal? It doesn’t have that ability. Jailing of Kejriwal is the trigger AAP needed to catapult it into all over India. Modi’s end time has started.
Shekhat Gupta I have stopped reading the Print . Your political leanings are blatant and your articles are hollow. I just read this one today and feel very put off. will not read the Print at all
Given India’s global ambitions, some thought could be given to how the world, especially the West, our strategic and economic partner, will view these developments. It may not suffice to task the ORF to devise an index to rate Indian democracy. Foreign governments, like Germany, weigh their words with care. Expect western media to be more robust.
Difficult to say where journalistic integrity ends and devotion to a politician starts. Assuming there is a thing called journalistic integrity in the first place.
The whole article doesn’t talk of the crimes of this chameleon. Perhaps, SG will condone the Khalistani connections of AAP too. People are not as gullible as you.
When Modi or the BJP is accused of corruption, that communist toilet paper ‘The Hindu’, N Ram, Siddharth Varadarajan and his cohorts pronounce them guilty even when courts hold them not guilty. But they won’t utter a word against Saint Kejriwal who is accused of being neck deep in corruption.
If you’re gonna make blatant biased forum posts like these, just write on the medium instead.
75% of the 20% vote congress gets is Muslim and Christian votes or Jehadi or anti hindu votes . Hindus have mostly deserted congress and that is the root cause of decline of congress from Indian politics as Anthony had correctly pointed out .
I agree. And I think Congress is defending Kejriwaal not only because it fears BJP but also AAP as well. How could they (Cong) not, you yourself implied that BJP is much more comfortable with Congress as opposition and considers AAP a threat.
Also, all non-BJP political parties of India still do not really believe in their existence crisis at all. Because if they had they would have been able to hold INDIA together. Even more, they could have merged all the parties into a single unified opposition Party, but they r busy in their usual affairs like in any other election. If they were really battling for their survival they would be reforming their parties, which is something they still have power to do. For instance look at the rot in Congress since Indira– Gandhi Parivaar proxy rulling, appeasement vote bank politics, lack of vision etc. If Modi somehow loses 2024, all these parties will carry on as if Modi and all his dictatorship never happened at all.
They still have learnt NOTHING. There is no real sacrifice anywhere in opposition. And so, Modi will keep on winning and bullying them. Yogi is already waiting for his turn 🙂
Does BJP has the ability to destroy the idea called Kejriwal? It doesn’t have that ability. Jailing of Kejriwal is the trigger AAP needed to catapult it into all over India. Modi’s end time has started.
Shekhat Gupta I have stopped reading the Print . Your political leanings are blatant and your articles are hollow. I just read this one today and feel very put off. will not read the Print at all
Given India’s global ambitions, some thought could be given to how the world, especially the West, our strategic and economic partner, will view these developments. It may not suffice to task the ORF to devise an index to rate Indian democracy. Foreign governments, like Germany, weigh their words with care. Expect western media to be more robust.
In India, jailed and corrupt become popular. This culture started during colonial times.
Difficult to say where journalistic integrity ends and devotion to a politician starts. Assuming there is a thing called journalistic integrity in the first place.