Phase 1 done. Six more to go. Over the next few weeks, few institutions across the universe will be under more public scrutiny than the Election Commission of India (ECI). In performing its solemn national duty, which is to ensure free and fair elections, not only must the ECI be fair, but they must be… Continue reading Election Commission: Four Questions To Ask India’s ‘Neutral’ Umpire
One out of four BJP candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are defectors from other parties. An analysis of the 417 candidates announced shows that 116 of them, that is 28%, have switched sides to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The highest number of such defectors, 37, are from the Indian National Congress.… Continue reading Fluid Friendships: Over A Quarter Of BJP Candidates Are Defectors
Peaceful protestors were detained and moved to an unknown location, with no explanation offered
From employment to Digital India, Nari Shakti and others, the BJP government has yet to fulfil its many promises
There was a generation of Indians that depended on legendary cartoonist R.K. Laxman to hold up a mirror to politicians. In the current times, India’s meme makers are doing that job.
In more than 60 countries, polls will decide direction of societies ruptured by conflicting ideologies.
The actions of the judge delivering ‘politically one-sided’ judgments followed by his resignation and immediately donning the jersey of a political party undermines the very foundation of our democracy.
For all its talk, from Shaheen Bagh clampdown to inaction in Manipur, the Modi government has failed the women of India
Bengali, whose origin can be traced back to the 6th Century, is the second most spoken language in India. Not only is it a source of pride for millions today, but it also occupies an important place in India’s 18th-century Renaissance movement.
Daily struggles of ordinary men and women do not find a place in the government’s interim Budget Session speech in Parliament
