Politics

APCO NaMo Namah: The Truth Behind Narendra Modi’s Ressurection!

By Fawaz Shaheen: Over the last 5-6 years, a man who was once on the fringe of Indian politics, considered by many an unacceptable pariah, the relic of a fading era of communal chauvinism, has emerged as a potential candidate for the post of Prime

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Narendra Modi’s FICCI Speech: “Mere Pyaare Beheno…”

By Achilles Rasquinha: Eloquence was his strength, saffron continues to remain his pride. Narendra Modi was victorious in wooing the hearts of every business woman gathered at the FICCI Ladies organization meet the moment he addresses them as ‘beheno’, followed by his one-dimensional speech. Buoyancy

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Chup Karo, Khush Raho: Ordinary Mortals, Beware!

By Rhea Kumar: I glare at you from the front page of the newspaper. I am the guiding principle that most of the world lives by today, be it the political bigwigs or the common man on the street. Art, music, literature and social media;

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Rahul Gandhi’s CII Speech: Solutions Or Political Gimmick?

By Achilles Rasquinha: Rahul Gandhi’s speech at the CII Summit concludes to be just like any other oration concerning changes, progress and proposals this nation still needs. Strong vibes were sensed that Mr. Gandhi seems to have been well-prepared for an elocution competition, waiting for

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Why Was The Whistleblower Moved Yet Again: Ashok Khemka’s Umpteenth IAS Transfer

By Pradyut Hande: In a fairly predictable (read now routine) development, senior IAS officer, Ashok Khemka who was recently in the limelight for initiating inquiries into potential irregularities surrounding land deals between Robert Vadra and construction conglomerate, DLF, has once again been transferred by the Haryana Government.

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Is Self-immolation An Effective Tool For Political Protest?

By Anand Sinha: On March 16 2013, another Tibetan monk Lobsang Thokmey self-immolated protesting the Chinese occupation of Tibet. He did it specifically to protest the March 16, 2008 killing of 13 protesters in Ngaba. There have been more than 100 cases of self-immolation in

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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of The Railway Budget 2013-14

By Anand Sinha: “My intention is not to create a ‘hungamma’. I intend to focus on the health of the Railways.” In a railway budget which could be the last one before the 2014 general elections, the Union Railway Minster of India, Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal,

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AAP(Aam Admi Party) Ki Kahani

By Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar: I simply had to write something on this. Now, we have a political party that officially began more as a single-issue (advocacy?) group in India! One may have seen a number of testimonial parties, which do not 'compromise' on certain issues

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Mr. Rahul Gandhi, Words Won’t Be Enough!

By Roli Verma: Since the time Rahul Gandhi entered politics in 2004, there have been discussions about his candidature for being the PM. Even though he is 42 years old now, he is still considered as a ‘youth icon’, someone who could take the legacy forward

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