Speaking ahead of 1st LS session, PM Modi also took a swipe at Oppn, saying he hoped they won't 'disappoint people anymore' & termed the Emergency a 'black stain' on Indian democracy.
Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.
No-Opposition arrangement in Nagaland assembly has erased any scope for checks and balances that a democratic system offers, but legislators don't seem too bothered about its implications.
Modi likes to paint his political rivals as meat-and-fish-gobbling quasi-Muslims who present 'Muslim' manifestos, appease Muslims, and can’t hope to represent India.
No matter how much the proclivity of democratically elected populist leaders to centralise political power, they are bound to leave some institutional opportunities for oppositional politics.
Congress stuck to linking govt's move to 'electoral bonds scandal'. Meanwhile, Mamata said she would oppose the law 'if it discriminates against groups of people living in India'.
I’m glad the Chandigarh farce was called out. I’m pleased too that the SC went back to constitutional first principles in electoral bonds case. But don’t expect it to act as a force against the govt.
Making his pitch for upcoming LS polls, the PM said a majority govt ensures there is clarity in policies and decisions, added that people today talk about 'credibility not corruption'.
Former V-P was talking at launch of book by ex-law & justice minister Ashwani Kumar. Ansari described it as a 'set of writings depicting a contemporary vision of our democracy'.
The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
Modi talking of “Consensus”: a very strange news of the decade.