Legatees of political forces Indira Gandhi locked up during Emergency are now redefining some of India's foundational principles. They can be challenged, just as she was in the 1970s.
President of India conferred medals for distinguished service on six & medals for meritorious service on 25 CBI officers, on the occasion of 75th Republic Day.
The marching contingent was drawn from the French Foreign Legion, a well-known and unique corps comprising approximately 10,000 men from around the world, including India.
The special invitees, referred to as 'True VIPs,' included achievers in various fields, paralympic medalists, and workers of the Central Vista Project, among others.
This is the second time France has participated in India's Republic Day celebrations. In 2016, French troops became the first foreign military contingent to take part in the event.
President Droupadi Murmu in her address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day also said the ‘democratic system in India is much older than the concept of Western democracy'.
The French president will first land in Jaipur. Visit shows ‘deep mutual trust and unwavering friendship underpinning Indo-French ties’, says French embassy.
The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
Superb article! I loved the ‘tum mere liye mar chuke ho’ reference. It is exactly what my ‘more liberal and secular’ friends sound like. I feel also that this dispensation is more reflective of the ideas that common people have.
In fact, it is the Gandhis who represent the lofty ideals which suited booted highly educated people gleaned in western europe (as I did too!). However, the majority of Indians are cheering on, Ram Ram! Someday, there will be many more highly educated people who demand more sensitivity and equity for minorities, over and above equality. Until that day, Modi or his ilk will stay in power.
What a middling pracharak , get your facts he was the one who designed and executed Advani’s rath yatra and was duly rewarded with CM’s post . He was already a big force in Gujarat by mid-90s
Modi and the BJP have also learnt their lesson from Indira Gandhi and others around the world, namely Putin. The approach has been not to change the constitution but simply ignore it. There’s also a greater fatigue with constitutional principles and people just want private goods and shut down public goods. The people in short, are scum.
Inspiring column for Republic Day. The political fort seems impregnable for the BJP. It could lose 50 to 75 seats and still weld a stable coalition that lasts for five years. 2. Whether that overwhelming political dominion has translated into proportionate achievements across multiple domains. National security has been the strong suit. Under stress on both external and internal and external fronts. Foreign policy not scintillating. The economy feels less exuberant for those on the lower bar of K. ASER on education. Healthcare frailties showed up during the pandemic. So many Indians anxious to emigrate, some without travel papers. 3. It is the Opposition’s job to show up where the government has fallen short over a decade, when it had an ocean on political capital.
Shekhar sir, as always, this is another brilliant National Interest,
I have thought of a name for your upcoming book of National Interest articles since 2014…The title should be, “Keeping the National Conscience.” As this thought reflects beautifully in your National Interest articles.
Scoundrels masquerading as liberal/secular/progressive cannot cheat this country very long. They have been behaving as if they have divine right to rule this country forever.
Superb article! I loved the ‘tum mere liye mar chuke ho’ reference. It is exactly what my ‘more liberal and secular’ friends sound like. I feel also that this dispensation is more reflective of the ideas that common people have.
In fact, it is the Gandhis who represent the lofty ideals which suited booted highly educated people gleaned in western europe (as I did too!). However, the majority of Indians are cheering on, Ram Ram! Someday, there will be many more highly educated people who demand more sensitivity and equity for minorities, over and above equality. Until that day, Modi or his ilk will stay in power.
What a middling pracharak , get your facts he was the one who designed and executed Advani’s rath yatra and was duly rewarded with CM’s post . He was already a big force in Gujarat by mid-90s
Modi and the BJP have also learnt their lesson from Indira Gandhi and others around the world, namely Putin. The approach has been not to change the constitution but simply ignore it. There’s also a greater fatigue with constitutional principles and people just want private goods and shut down public goods. The people in short, are scum.
Inspiring column for Republic Day. The political fort seems impregnable for the BJP. It could lose 50 to 75 seats and still weld a stable coalition that lasts for five years. 2. Whether that overwhelming political dominion has translated into proportionate achievements across multiple domains. National security has been the strong suit. Under stress on both external and internal and external fronts. Foreign policy not scintillating. The economy feels less exuberant for those on the lower bar of K. ASER on education. Healthcare frailties showed up during the pandemic. So many Indians anxious to emigrate, some without travel papers. 3. It is the Opposition’s job to show up where the government has fallen short over a decade, when it had an ocean on political capital.
Shekhar sir, as always, this is another brilliant National Interest,
I have thought of a name for your upcoming book of National Interest articles since 2014…The title should be, “Keeping the National Conscience.” As this thought reflects beautifully in your National Interest articles.
Scoundrels masquerading as liberal/secular/progressive cannot cheat this country very long. They have been behaving as if they have divine right to rule this country forever.