Category: Politics

Cancellation of Article 370 in Kashmir sees India leap in joy

Posted on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by Swayam Tiwari

I pinched myself twice after I heard Amit Shah talk about the cancellation of Article 370 and 35 A in

The Triple Talaq bill 2019 still cheats Muslim women in many areas

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by Swayam Tiwari

At first sight, the Triple Talaq Act looks like a gift from heaven. But in the long run, this bill,

The RTI amendment bill 2019 will make the citizens COMMON again

Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 by Swayam Tiwari

The RTI amendment bill 2019 introduced by the Modi government in Parliament will make it very difficult for the ordinary

Religion vs Terrorism- 3 hard questions to the Doves

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by Swayam Tiwari

When can we finally settle the religion vs terrorism debate? Why can’t we accept that most of the terrorist attacks

The opposition narrative: How far can you go with a weak foundation and loose bricks?

Posted on May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 by Harshita Chaarag

Election result day comes with a lot of questions and celebrations around the world. Modi and his BJP have witnessed

Peaceful Protests & How They Turn Violent

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by Tanushree Mohile

Protests play a large role in any democratic society, even in dictatorships, protests have often been utilized to try and

Vidyasagar – The Journey From Reformer To A Political Tool

Posted on May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 by Rounak Chaki

17 years ago, my maternal grandfather taught me the Bengali alphabets from this book called Borno Porichoy. A recent article

Javed Akhtar's Burqa Ban with a rider opens up another debate

Javed Akhtar’s demand for Burqa Ban with a rider opens up another debate

Posted on May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Tanushree Mohile

The Burqa ban has always been a sensitive subject among its proponents and opponents. While proponents cited national security as

Spare the Soldier: Turning the Apolitical Armed Forces into a Political Tool?

Posted on April 28, 2019May 6, 2019 by Harshita Chaarag

When it comes to being a democracy, there are very few like our Indian, whether in terms of size or

NOTA: Giving Teeth to a Weapon the Citizen Deserves

Posted on April 28, 2019May 6, 2019 by Harshita Chaarag

NOTA gives us an option to show dissent in a better way than by blocking public roads, pelting stones and

All You Need to Know About the Debate on Article 370 and 35a

Posted on April 14, 2019May 6, 2019 by Harshita Chaarag

Recently, there has been a sudden increase in the demand for abrogation of Article 370. The upcoming election has further

Politicization of Media: A new medium for spoon-feeding the voters

Posted on March 19, 2019October 7, 2021 by Juhi Srivastava

Indian History is full of evidences of ‘divide and rule’; a notorious by-product of the Imperial Legacy. Even now, we

Fight against terrorism: What India should do next?

Fight against terrorism: What should India do next?

Posted on March 16, 2019April 19, 2019 by Swayam Tiwari

China has once again refused to declare Masood Azhar a terrorist. This has disappointed India and western countries. We are

Why is China intent on re-creating forgotten silk road

Why is China intent on re-creating silk road

Posted on July 27, 2017April 14, 2019 by Harshita Chaarag

Xi Jinping’s ambitious plan, as many have called it, has been in talks since it was first announced in 2013

India Israel relations – past, present and future

Posted on July 6, 2017April 14, 2019 by Swayam Tiwari

India Israel relations have always been affected by the Muslim politics pursued by various Indian governments. Indeed, the ties between

China India relations – what is cooking on the Bhutan Sikkim border

Posted on July 2, 2017April 14, 2019 by Swayam Tiwari

People see China India relations largely through the lens of the 1962 war and the current border issues. However, people

Ram Nath Kovind – From a Small Village in Kanpur to the Raisina Hills

Posted on June 20, 2017April 14, 2019 by Swayam Tiwari

Will Ram Nath Kovind be the Ambedkar of the modern times? Or, will he become a slayer of opposition unity?

Shanghai Cooperation Organization : how does India gain

Posted on June 15, 2017April 14, 2019 by Swayam Tiwari

Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. This meeting was important for

Will OBOR push the rest of Asia into China’s tight embrace?

Posted on May 18, 2017April 14, 2019 by Swayam Tiwari

OBOR is a red rag to Indian foreign policy planners. What is OBOR and how will it affect China-India ties?

Are North East People Not Indians?

Posted on May 3, 2016April 14, 2019 by Tanuja Nailwal

Not to sound too braggy but it’s people like us who call people from north east ‘chinki’. Everyone quite very

What If Kohinoor Diamond Comes Back To India?

Posted on April 25, 2016April 14, 2019 by Atish Home Chowdhury

If one issue which is constantly trending these days from the poor to rich people across the streets of India,

Willful Defaulters and Miserable Farmers- Who’s loans to be waived off?

Posted on February 29, 2016February 29, 2016 by Deepali Jain

Willful defaulters owe PSU banks a total of Rs. 64,334.59 crores at the end of the first half of the

Year 1965 – Battle of Asal Uttar

Posted on September 18, 2015August 11, 2016 by Neelu Gupta

Pre War Conditions This was the most fierce and largest tank battle after World War II in the world history.