Through people’s movements and the judiciary, India has kept majoritarian regimes in check — be it under Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi. Are state elections a new addition?
Gujarat elections in 2017, Ahmed Patel’s dramatic Rajya Sabha win, Maharashtra & Haryana verdicts — all expose flaws in Amit Shah’s election strategies.
Jharkhand verdict shows most candidates who changed loyalties just before polls were rejected by voters. But those who switched parties much before have won.
Hemant Soren, who was projected as the chief ministerial candidate for the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance, is expected to travel to Delhi before staking claim to form Jharkhand's govt.
Hemant Soren faced ignominy in 2014, after losing from his family turf of Dumka, while the party won a mere 2 seats in the Lok Sabha elections this year.
Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any chances of a breakthrough.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
At Ran Samvad seminar, defence minister spoke about reasons behind success of Op Sindoor, explained how warfare changed in real time & called for upgradation of tech & cyber infra.
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
The historical record cannot be argued with. Large parliamentary majorities have not converted into strong economic growth. Mrs. Gandhi has, deservedly, drawn flak for her authoritarian ways and scant regard for institutions. However, it is probably an even greater failing that she threw India’s economic promise under the bus, to advance her own paramountcy, with bank nationalisation and other similar measures. 2. However, we should not assail the emergence of a strong government only out of fear that it will lead inevitably to its going roughshod over the country’s diversity. My heart tells me that PM ABV, even with more MPs, would still have ruled by consensus. Recognising that is something the nature of India demands.
Why the print allows this castiest thug to write nonsense here.
The historical record cannot be argued with. Large parliamentary majorities have not converted into strong economic growth. Mrs. Gandhi has, deservedly, drawn flak for her authoritarian ways and scant regard for institutions. However, it is probably an even greater failing that she threw India’s economic promise under the bus, to advance her own paramountcy, with bank nationalisation and other similar measures. 2. However, we should not assail the emergence of a strong government only out of fear that it will lead inevitably to its going roughshod over the country’s diversity. My heart tells me that PM ABV, even with more MPs, would still have ruled by consensus. Recognising that is something the nature of India demands.