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Migrant Labour Marches Into The Line Of Fire
Indian migrant workers have a long history of repression and poor treatment. In 2024, nothing has changed. In the award-winning Sea of Poppies, Indian novelist ...
Prajwal Revanna: Weren’t BJP Leaders Aware Of His Sexual Debauchery And Exploits?
“Why are we, the masses, insulted and humiliated by having criminals as our representatives? In fact, news just coming is that the former chief of the Wrestlin...
Kashmir Connection Of Stalled Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline
The link between pipeline and the broader geopolitical landscape, particularly the Kashmir issue, reveals deeper strategic considerations
In New India, No Ambedkar Readings?
“How a Central university is being allowed to humiliate/stigmatise Ambedkar and a conspiracy of silence still pervades it.” Subhash Gatade* Mahatma Gandhi Antar...
What is stopping the Government from Scrapping the Agnipath Scheme?
“A characteristic feature of this area which comprises of Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Churu and Nagore is that it sends largest number of recruits to Indian army. Apart f...
Unrest in Ladakh: Challenges and Voices for Autonomy Amidst Political Turmoil
“The BJP regime, having botched up badly in J&K, has turned a blind eye to all its demands, as well as to this protracted non-violent protests. So much so, it l...
Bias Against Muslims: Is Modi Lowering Prestige of PM’s Post?
A.G.Noorani exposes the RSS strategies: “The intensification of Hindutva has acted, as intended by its followers, to divert attention from the fact that almost ...
Shifting Sands of Indian Electoral Strategies: Chronicle of Innovation and Influence
“Landscape of Indian politics is changing, shaped by the dual forces of technological innovation and strategic narrative construction leading to debate about fu...
Jammu Parliamentary Constituency: Delimitation Will Impact The Outcome
“Even as the territorial contours of the new constituency exclude the Pir Panjal, historical patterns are instructive.” Latief U Zaman Deva* Before March 14, 20...
Does Congress Manifesto Reflect Muslim League thinking?
Dr Ram Puniyani* In first week of April (4th April 2024) Indian National Congress released its manifesto, called Nyay Patra (Promise for Justice), for 2024 Gene...
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 – Voting Choices For The Muslims In Gujarat-IX
In the series of articles on the voting choices of Muslims in India, this is the ninth write-up that looks at the political scenario in Gujarat. The idea is to ...
Ukraine: The Outlook
Gwynne Dyer* “I’ve said before, you do the right thing and you let the chips fall where they may,” said Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the US House of Representat...
In Defence Of Ladakh’s Movement For Constitutional Safeguards: A Balance Sheet Of Apprehensions And The Logic Of Demand
“Extinction of cultural identities through different means like displacement, and no safeguards in their preservation, particularly language, are not merely dis...
India's Political Landscape And BJP's Campaign Tactics
“Current political climate is characterised by increasing polarisation, signalling a move away from established democratic practices towards a more centralised ...
ADR And National Election Watch Report Shocking Details Of 250 Candidates Having Criminal Cases
“Sandeep Pandey’s Satyagrah against EVMs and call to ECI to provide ballot paper to voters, who do not trust EVMs and the elections process” Humra Quraishi* I r...
How Hindutva Parivar’s ‘Ideological Ancestors’ Supported British, Muslim League Against Indians?
“Noorani notes that Savarkar adopted the same tactics normally adopted by fading politicians – to remain in the news – which comprised of not only issuing regul...
Invisible Threads Of History: Overlooked Contributions Of Pakistan To Indian Democracy
“At the heart of Indian electoral integrity is the indelible ink used to mark voters invented by Salim-u Zaman Siddiqui, the founding chairman of the National S...
Erosion Of Secular Values And Ascendency of BJP In Indian Politics
“The complex interplay of politics and communalism underscores the urgent need for a robust commitment to secularism to steer India away from divisive politics ...
Modi Has Brought The RBI On The Doors Insolvency, Says Indian Economist
Syed Ali Mujtaba* An Indian Economist Vijay Ghorpade, has rang an alarm bell claiming that PM Modi has left Reserve Bank of India at the doors of insolvency. Th...
Udhampur’s Lacklustre Polls: What’s In The Offing With Withered Faces And Missing Enthusiasm?
“In one of the most complex constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, with an extremely diverse linguistic and ethnic composition, the interplay of history, anti-inc...