States

The INDI-Alliance is fighting to stay united in Parliament, at least, matching wits with not just the treasury benches and the NDA government but also with the presiding officers of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha, the Constitution held…
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Ajit Pawar’s waxing and waning is a matter of research. In the battle between two Pawars, Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar, Ajit is the loser. His clout in the Mahayuti has been waning. The Ajit Pawar-led NCP performed the worst among the…
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The swearing-in of Nara Chandrababu Naidu as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister was a significant event for Naidu personally, and to his party and for Indian politics, too. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top BJP leaders witnessed the…
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has now decided to go ahead alone and has started reviewing relationship with INDIA bloc. The party’s path ahead is already embattled with legal battles, with its three key leaders – CM Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia,…
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In Haryana a rift within the BJP between the two camps – Khattar and Saini is clearly visible, Khattar was brought in the political scene of Haryana by PM Narendra Modi in 2014, making him chief minister of the state. Modi’s idea was to…
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FOREIGN TRIBUNALS IN ASSAM FAIL TO DO JUSTICE In parts of Assam, a strong undercurrent of tensions prevails in the post NRC (National Register of Citizens) updating exercise period. Wiser after the highly contentious headcount, bigger…
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WORKERS UNITEDLY HAVE TO DEFEAT DARK FORCES When Rome was burning Nero was playing flute is an old infamous saying that incidentally comes to one’s mind when he or she recalls what happened in Delhi on February 23, 24 and 25, 2020. The…
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PROMISES TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES MAY WEAKEN MILITANCY  At a time when the country is witnessing a strong polarisation between left and right ideologies “whether India is marching towards Fascism” — some significant developments are…
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CLAUSE 6 OF 1985 ACCORD DIVIDES THE STATE With both central and state governments committed to implement Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam accord, intended to ensure the preponderance of Assamiya identity, culture and language, there are fears…
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GOVERNOR-STATE GOVT RELATIONS TAKE A NOSEDIVE Relations between Kerala Governor, Arif Mohammed Khan and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in the State have come under severe strain following the former’s strong criticism of the…
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COOPERATIVES, BUILDERS ARE THE MAIN TARGETS Madhya Pradesh government has launched war on mafia of different denominations. Chief Minister Kamal Nath has declared that he is determined to make Madhya Pradesh total mafia free. Interestingly…
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CM MAMATA BANERJEE IGNORES TMC’S ANTI-SOCIAL LINKS For the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in Bengal, its poor governance could prove a heavier political encumbrance going into the Assembly elections of 2021, even more than any…
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LITTLE TO NO ANTI-INCUMBENCY MAKES BATTLE TOUGH FOR BJP It is too early to predict the outcome of the coming Assembly elections in Delhi. It will not be a surprise if Arvind Kejriwal succeeds in getting a second term. Delhi, as a matter of…
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IMPEACHMENT IS NOT JUST ABOUT TRUMP This is truly an extraordinary moment. Now, for only the fourth time in U.S. history, a president faces impeachment. Impeachment is a huge people’s victory. And let’s be clear—it is a victory born of…
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TREND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH 2020S Gone are the days of the multidimensional industrial house concept. And, so is the leadership of the Marwari business community. India's private sector industrial and business environment has seen a sea…
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LEFT LEADERS, WRITERS, CIVIL SOCIETY EXTEND FULL SUPPORT Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, with the active co-operation of his ministers and party colleagues, put up a massive show against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC. The…
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WEAK COURTS AND STRONG EXECUTIVE MARK INDIAN DEMOCRACY The downgrading of the credentials of India’s constitutional democracy has been a subject of severe domestic and global critique in recent times. Nevertheless, the Indian diplomatic…
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COMMUNIST STATE ALSO BOASTS WORLD’S BIGGEST ARMY Few countries in the world have seen a single political party, following a democratic succession system within, enjoying such a long uninterrupted power and political authority as the…
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NEW DELHI SHOULD DO MORE TO HELP ITS NEIGHBOUR’S ECONOMY Chinese president Xi Jinping came to India and had an “informal summit” (the second one after the Wuhan summit last year) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi down south in Mamallapuram…
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The Central Government in the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to continue with the scheme of Modernisation of State Police Force in view of outcry from the States, with renewed vigour and higher allocations. This followed its…
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​As Punjab going for polls early next year,​ ​it​ is set to test the presence of Modi wave .​ Let us not forget, ​the ground​ fact, that AAP had already bagged 4 parliamentary constituencies in the strong presence of Modi and…
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In a state where only 34 per cent women receive ante-natal care and a mere 22 per cent go in for institutional delivery, and where there is a dire need to shore up women’s access to contraception, elected women like Meera, Savitri…
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It’s been a long, tough fight for rights, recognition and respect but, gradually, the transgender community is finally being given the right opportunities to be included in mainstream. It’s been a long, tough fight for rights,…
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Even though it is easily predictable that a Dravida --- in the absence of a non-Dravida --- will be the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in 2016 like always --- as far as memories go back --- it is clear that none of the Dravida…
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For Andhra Pradesh devoid of a proper capital as well as a big commercial city after historic Hyderabad went to Telangana in the bifurcation, organising an investors’ meet is an audacious move in itself. In this backdrop, turning…
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