Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
These are issues for lawyers to argue over, judges to adjudicate upon. Beyond the written letter of the law – some years ago, the Gauhati High Court struck down the legal charter of the CBI – there are courtesies, conventions, mutual accommodation between Delhi and the states, many of which are ruled by opposition, including regional, parties. Statesmanship is required to sustain cooperative federalism. A constant state of war, continuing forward the polemic and elevated political contestation of an election campaign diminishes the overall capacity of the system to deliver governance and growth.
These are issues for lawyers to argue over, judges to adjudicate upon. Beyond the written letter of the law – some years ago, the Gauhati High Court struck down the legal charter of the CBI – there are courtesies, conventions, mutual accommodation between Delhi and the states, many of which are ruled by opposition, including regional, parties. Statesmanship is required to sustain cooperative federalism. A constant state of war, continuing forward the polemic and elevated political contestation of an election campaign diminishes the overall capacity of the system to deliver governance and growth.