The external affairs minister claims western media will question 'our election system, EVM, election commission, even the weather', emphasises the need to stand up to such criticisms.
At this juncture what is more important is to identify and support individuals/political parties who will uphold the democratic culture of the country.
So far what we have seen of the 2024 elections is enough to indicate that the continuous slide of democratic standards is headed toward breaching the minimum threshold of an electoral democracy.
Delivering a lecture at New York's Columbia University, where he also paid homage to a bust of Dr BR Ambedkar, Justice Gavai underscored SC's role as 'custodian of the Constitution'.
The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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