I could not compromise the principles of democratic governance. So I took voluntary retirement in 1985 with 15 years of service left, writes MG Devasahayam.
Archival documents on the Emergency show the incredible ease with which national capitals across the world pivoted to the new realities of India’s constitutional autocracy.
We remember all those greats who resisted the Emergency & protected democracy, Modi tweeted, while sharing a link about several draconian measures taken by the then Congress govt.
In a conversation with Kaushik Basu, India's former chief economic advisor, Gandhi also said after 2014 the opposition is fighting the battle for India and not for getting power.
The emergency decree gives Muhyiddin’s administration more power to tackle a surge in Covid cases and may allow the police and military to assist in public health measures.
The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.
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.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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