Anger and despair about Covid dominate news and conversation. How pathetically Indian public health has failed! Every party points fingers at others. Yet in some sense voters in a democracy must be part of the problem. Voters have had chances […]
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Many liberals have cheered Mamata Banerjee’s election victory in West Bengal as the event of the year. Actually, it was utterly predictable. The BJP invariably gets fewer votes in state elections than general elections, because Narendra Modi is far more
Win for secularism but not human rights Read More »
Many liberals have cheered Mamata Banerjee’s election victory in West Bengal as the event of the year. Actually, it was utterly predictable. The BJP invariably gets fewer votes in state elections than general elections, because Narendra Modi is far more
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A court in Uttar Pradesh has asked the Archaeological Survey of India to investigate the claim of a Hindu petitioner that the Gyanvapi mosque at Varanasi was created by destroying a Hindu temple. Another court has admitted a petition to
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A court in Uttar Pradesh has asked the Archaeological Survey of India to investigate the claim of a Hindu petitioner that the Gyanvapi mosque at Varanasi was created by destroying a Hindu temple. Another court has admitted a petition to
Apex court must stop conversion of places of worship Read More »
The much-talked-about Sardar Sarovar Dam displaced over 100,000 tribes people. Based on research conducted by economists Swaminathan Aiyar and Neeraj Kaushal, this deep dive investigates whether they are better or worse off. Watch more here: https://www.hotstar.com/in/movies/dammed-but-not-damned/1260055901/
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The recent flash flood in Uttarakhand was widely called a “glacier burst” although glaciers are not balloons and do not burst. It has spurred renewed warnings that global warming threatens quick melting of the Himalayan glaciers, decimating flows in the
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Why, despite strong evidence of anti-incumbency, does Congress not fare better in elections? Some say Rahul Gandhi is a lousy leader. Others say the party has lost out by promoting Hindutva Lite. A separate major reason is Congress’ image of
Corruption may not have ended but things are on the mend Read More »
Hundreds of analysts have written on almost every possible aspect of the current state elections in five states: West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry. Predicting elections in India is impossible. Opinion polls vary hugely from one another and
Anti-incumbency may spur state election surprises Read More »
Ashoka University’s reputation as a world-class liberal arts university has been dented by Prof Pratap Bhanu Mehta: His media columns highly critical of the BJP proved very inconvenient for those running Ashoka. Former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian also resigned
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