scorecardresearch
Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicDemocracy

Topic: Democracy

India’s democracy crumbling? Constitution shows how to create democracy in unlikely settings

Ashutosh Varshney, in his reading of Madhav Khosla’s new book, writes how India is a democracy by design and the Constitution its teacher.

Who will elect India’s leaders – we or Xi? The answer lies in EVMs

No longer can other countries be trusted to stay away from India’s elections. EVMs are the biggest vulnerability in the face of an external aggression.

Elections have become meaningless in India — the BJP wins even when it loses

Who needs elections when the BJP is going to install its government everywhere by hook or crook?

At 13, I joined the protest against Indira Gandhi’s Emergency, spent 3 months in jail

BJP national spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal writes about how the time spent in jail while his parents were lodged in another prison shaped his views about democracy and freedom.

This is no Emergency. Modi and Shah are using democracy to subvert democracy

By looking for an Emergency in our times, we forget to notice that the first Republic inaugurated with the Constitution of India is already over.

SC stays Gujarat High Court order that scrapped BJP minister Chudasama’s election

The Gujarat High Court had scrapped state minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama’s election this week over what it described as several discrepancies in the counting of votes.

‘Ballot manipulation, unholy nexus’ — why high court scrapped Gujarat minister’s election 

Gujarat High Court declared state minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama’s 2017 election void this week on grounds of multiple discrepancies.

Covid is making an autocratic Modi morph into a man of consensus who talks to CMs

Consensus and consultation are not two traits displayed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But the marathon Covid video conferences are changing that image.

The other Covid crisis — India caught between a charismatic PM and servile bureaucrats

Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic hit India, it has been clear that the bureaucratic structure Modi built is not delivering. And sometimes, it’s becoming part of the problem.

Go Corona to Go Democracy: How Covid showed Indians’ love for autocracy

Indians locked in their homes due to the coronavirus longed for their leader to turn more powerful and authoritarian, fondly reminiscing about the Emergency days.

On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

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.