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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Topic: Republic

India’s first republic is all but dead. We the people need to shape the second one

What we face today is not merely the result of an unscrupulous political force that has hijacked India. We are not victims of a bad accident.

Indians debate too much democracy. But there’s not a whimper for ‘too little republic’

It’s not about democracy. Reform in India is hard because of too much social distrust.

What will replace the first Indian republic? Three journeys democracy can take now

In his new book ‘Making Sense of Indian Democracy’, Yogendra Yadav writes about the three future possibilities for the Indian republic. And two of those aren’t very democratic.

Republic, Times Now call out Jamaat for surge in cases, NDTV asks if govt spending enough

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Zee News & India Today could barely contain their glee at Rahul Gandhi’s resignation

Republic simply wrote “Rahul resigns”, and then rolled out not one, not two but four of its correspondents to discuss the resignation.

Times Now got Yogi coverage right, but botched its breaking news on IAF’s AN-32 wreckage

Republic’s ‘Editor Live’ gave us a detailed weather report and description of the terrain where the IAF aircraft had fallen.

Times Now, Republic fall for fake letter saying PM to hold press conference, delete reports

Letter had claimed that PM Modi was to address a press conference at Varanasi on 26 April.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.