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12 May, 2023

SC unlocks disqualification proceedings against Shinde, but cannot reinstate Uddhav as CM

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench holds that the Governor erred in calling for a trust vote without ‘objective material’ to…

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5 May, 2023

The Karnataka election, the ideological contestations

There is a redrawing of the political contours of the political parties in Karnataka — a shift that will have…

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28 April, 2023

A tribute to PS Badal

He pioneered coalition politics in India If politics was his passion, contesting elections was his pastime. From panchayat to gurdwara…

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14 April, 2023

The Trump indictment, a polarized America

The United States confronts surging levels of hatred between social and political groups and apparent support for Trumpism as a…

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7 April, 2023

USA is a Nation of Laws: Trump Indicted

D.A. Alvin Bragg Unseals 34 Felony Counts “The task for politicians is to give politics a rest, as our nation…

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30 March, 2023

Four reasons the Sikhs are hurting. And it’s not about the K-word

'Causes' of anger are dera threat to Sikhism, incarceration of ‘Bandi Singhs’, inaction in sacrilege cases, & ‘if BJP-RSS want…

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26 March, 2023

The limits of American power in West Asia

The United States has made many mistakes in West Asia, leading to a decline in its overall influence and, in…

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17 March, 2023

China’s growing influence

China is playing a notable role in developments across the Indo-Pacific and the Gulf “China is now playing a notable…

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11 March, 2023

The unchallenged run of majoritarian encroachments

Indian civil society remains hierarchical and fragmented, desirous more of integrating itself into ruling power structures than challenging them. Therefore,…

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3 March, 2023

Lurking menace in Punjab

AAP government yet to find its feet on the security front It is the police capitulation to the radical preacher…

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24 February, 2023

Protect the power of ‘the little man’ in a democracy

The real challenge before the nation is how to make citizens, now bystanders, aware of their duties to defend the…

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17 February, 2023

Adani issue puts Opposition unity to test

The Opposition cannot function as a cohesive entity sporadically, especially a year before the next Lok Sabha polls, if it…

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9 February, 2023

China may play spoilsport

India prepares to host G20, SCO summits amidst regional rivalries  “The G20 Summit will be bringing together leaders of countries…

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3 February, 2023

Will Prime Minister Modi Restore Investors’ Confidence in Indian Markets and Regulatory Mechanism, Investigate Adani Group?

Since 2014 under PM Modi, it has become a fashion and accepted norm in India that if you are a…

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28 January, 2023

A betrayal of the very idea of the Mahatma

The principles Gandhiji stood for represent an ideal that is being weakened every day by those in power who are…

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20 January, 2023

‘A Small Indian Elite Controls Narrative, Talk Of India’s Decade Is Juvenile Economics’

“A positive diffusion of institutionalized civic consciousness is possible because, when its energies are harnessed, it improves the delivery of…

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13 January, 2023

The onus of furthering constitutional values is on the film fraternity and on other progressive forces

An open letter to the Indian film industry “There has also been a concerted effort to suppress projects which do…

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7 January, 2023

Europe’s wars inseparable from profiteering

As the demand for guns surges, profit too skyrockets with the sale of every weapon or machine. Thus, the enterprise…

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31 December, 2022

In the new evolving world, India needs a new vision

The foundation for this new vision is a harmonious and inclusive society that embraces India’s unique plurality; incrementalism using existing…

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23 December, 2022

Reshaping the world’s responses to the terror matrix

Scrutinizing declarations of a decline in levels of terrorism and reactivating the proposal for the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism…

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17 December, 2022

The attack on the last bastion- the judiciary

“For better or for worse, the collegium system is currently the law of the land, which everyone, including the executive,…

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9 December, 2022

It wasn’t just masjid that fell

30 years ago, Ayodhya issue shook India’s secular foundations & conscience “The Ayodhya campaign was designed to produce an image…

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4 December, 2022

HOW CHANGE BEGINS WITH RAHUL GANDHI’S BHARAT JODO YATRA

By Sharath Chandra Vemuganti Congress suffered major setbacks due to the rapid rise of communal politics in India. It may…

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25 November, 2022

South Asia is at the center of global geopolitics

If South Asia in general and India in particular are hawking world attention, it is primarily because of an intense…

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11 November, 2022

India@75 – ‘SASHAKT BHARAT: THE GLORIOUS STORY OF INDIA’S DEVELOPMENT

We do not, however, live in a moral vacuum. The international environment has become challenging as the world grapples with…

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11 November, 2022

Jet Lag Can Be Debilitating and Dizzying. It Can Also Be Embarrassing

By M.P. PRABHAKARAN By a strange coincidence, I happened to read Japanese-American writer Nina Li Coomes’s article on jet lag…

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5 November, 2022

Why criminal godmen like Ram Rahim Singh and Asaram Bapu continue to have millions of devotees

As a society and polity, holding these godmen accountable is of the utmost importance. But the criminal justice system is…

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30 October, 2022

March For Unity-What Unity?

The upcoming “March For Unity” in Edison township of New Jersey on Oct. 30, 2022 is an insult to the…

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21 October, 2022

Change and continuity coexist in the Congress

“Rahul needs to take a leaf out of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s New Labour, where he adopted the…

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14 October, 2022

New Jersey Marks Ground Zero for growing US Resistance to Hindutva

Modi regime's American support base suffers multiple defeats in Summer of 2022 “Hindu nationalists in the US are contributing to…

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