Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
TopicIndian Democracy

Topic: Indian Democracy

There’s a Gujarat-shaped flaw in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra

M.G. Devasahayam -
Ministries, agencies, police, governors, election commission, judiciary, media— all stand compromised. The only alternative left is to walk with the people and talk to them.

What gives Indian democracy its long life? The choices elites make

Ashutosh Varshney -
Brown University professor writes that Modi's India is still an electoral democracy. But the longer Hindu nationalists remain in power, the weaker it'll become as a liberal democracy.

Personal liberty in India is ending. If anyone in power wants to fix you, they can, they will

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
When politicians have no respect for personal liberty and order arrests indiscriminately, it is silly to expect policemen and bureaucrats to not follow their example.

Is ‘freebie’ a disease? What SC hears is out of sync with poor India’s logic of democracy

+TFP Yogendra Yadav -
I agree that free electricity is a bad policy. But why do we get worked up only about policies that offer gifts to ordinary people? Why don't we worry about tax cuts and loan waivers to the super rich?

Rishi Sunak to Priti Patel, UK PM race shows it’s a mature democracy. India’s not even close

Vir Sanghvi -
UK's PM race shows us that given a level playing field, all South Asians and especially Indians can excel in politics. But it's far from reality.

The great paradox of Indian democracy: citizen uprisings but no opposition

+TFP Kapil Komireddi -
India is a site of both institutional decay and civic reclamation. What is missing is an outfit that can sublimate the dispersed fury into disciplined political agitation.

Nehru said there’s no middle road between fascism and communism. Bose thought otherwise

Rajat Roy -
In his writings and speeches, Subhas Chandra Bose was sarcastic about parliamentary system, calling it mid-Victorian democracy.

All the noise on Indian democracy hides the silence on idea of republic. It’s unhealthy

Mukulika Banerjee -
We analyse Indian democracy a lot but not India’s republic. It is because elections are entertaining like cricket where citizens aren't the stars.

India now as autocratic as Pakistan, worse than Bangladesh: Sweden institute’s Democracy Report

Shubhangi Misra -
After Freedom House report said India is only 'partly free' now, V-Dem Institute's Democracy Report has downgraded India from 'world's largest democracy' to 'electoral autocracy'.

How long till Modi’s Hindutva politics completely robs Brand India of its democracy bonus

Ravinder Kaur -
Hyper-nationalist Hindutva politics cashes on India’s democratic credentials for external recognition and weakens those institutions and values within.
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General Qamar Javed Bajwa | File photo: Flickr

For Gen Bajwa, it was family first, Pakistan later. His rule has lessons for future leaders

Ayesha Siddiqa -
From getting his sister-in-law a highly coveted job in Pakistan International Airlines to amassing billions, Bajwa has many answers to give.
Italian PM vows cooperation during India's G20 presidency

India can open a new chapter in ties with Italy. Rome knows real intent of China’s outreach

File photo of Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi | ANI

Indian military leaders must speak with caution, media twisting Army’s PoK remark

Economy

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seal is pictured on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai, India | Reuters File Photo/Danish Siddiqui

RBI to launch first pilot for retail digital rupee on 1 December

Reuters -
The pilot will be launched in two phases, with State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and IDC First Bank participating in the first phase across four cities in the country.

Defence

Illustration: Soham Sen | The Print

Modi govt moves with Arunachal Frontier Highway, among India’s ‘toughest’ projects yet, China in mind

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The 2,000 km-long highway will be of strategic importance to military. Same equipment used on other side of LAC being deployed to carry out work on tough terrain, say officials.

National Interest

A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

Shekhar Gupta -
I'd rather not buy idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024. More likely, Congress believes Karnataka offers best chance of winning a Gujarat-sized state if Gujarat is too challenging.

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