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Democracy without a Strong Opposition: The Road to Electoral Autocracy

India, March 23 -- During the campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, one of Narendra Modi's slogans, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, was "Congress Mukt Bharat" (an India liberated from the ... और पढ़ें


Politics Without Principles: A Path to Disaster

India, March 16 -- Politics without principles" is one of the seven social sins about which Mahatma Gandhi wrote in his weekly newspaper, Young India, on October 22, 1925. These ideas are originally a... और पढ़ें


Ordinary Citizens' Heartening Response to Hatred

India, March 9 -- During the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi gave the slogan, "Open shops of love in the market of hatred." The phrase resonated deeply with those committed to India's constitutional v... और पढ़ें


Concerns of Gen-Z Education, Health Care, and Jobs

India, March 2 -- While conducting a leadership session for Class XII students, I asked them to write down three policies they would introduce if they became the Prime Minister of India. One girl stoo... और पढ़ें


Democratic Backsliding and the Rise of Majoritarianism

India, Feb. 20 -- The Modi regime has been described by critics-including academics, international watchdogs, journalists, and political opponents-as electoral autocratic, dictatorial, majoritarian, a... और पढ़ें


Walking for Peace: The Way to Become Vishwa Guru

India, Feb. 16 -- A group of nineteen Buddhist monks who walked for peace from Texas to Washington, DC, covering 3,700 kilometres in 108 days, demonstrated to the world what it truly means to become a... और पढ़ें


Hate Speech Goes Through the Roof

India, Feb. 9 -- Hate speech against minorities has been one of the most significant strategies used by the BJP to polarise the majority community and secure electoral victories over the past eleven y... और पढ़ें


BJP's Political Games in Kerala

India, Feb. 2 -- Conquering the southern states, including Kerala, is essential for the BJP-RSS combine to realise its long-term goal of transforming India into a Hindu Rashtra. Among the southern sta... और पढ़ें


Hate and Revenge Mobilisation Tools of the Right-Wing

India, Jan. 19 -- A recent statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Somnath and a speech by Ajit Doval, India's National Security Advisor, strongly suggest that the BJP continues to deploy hate an... और पढ़ें


Indore Drinking Water Tragedy A Slur on the "Cleanest City" Tag and the Promise of "Viksit Bharat"

India, Jan. 12 -- Indore, celebrated as India's cleanest city, was in the news for over two weeks following a major drinking water contamination incident in the Bhagirathpura area. Sewage water report... और पढ़ें