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General Amit Shah’s Black Tuesday
1 March 2015, by Kumar KetkarTill February 10, most of the print media published stories with headlines declaring a neck-and-neck fight in Delhi. The elite English TV channels also echoed that line, forecasting a “photo finish” or predicting that the BJP would score between (...) -
AAP’s Fairytale Political Journey
1 March 2015by Denzil Fernandes
The Delhi Assembly election 2015 has thrown up a historic result with the AAP’s broom sweeping off the BJP and wiping out the Congress. Figuratively, the broom has become symbolic of the sweeping victory of the AAP in Delhi. (...) -
AAP Victory Disrupts BJP Advance
1 March 2015, by Anil RajimwaleThe AAP victory has slowed down the BJP juggernaut not only in Delhi but all over the country. The BJP had been taking the people too much for granted. It has been riding roughshod over people’s opinion, totally ignoring sane and sober and (...) -
Political Significance of Aam Aadmi Party (Aap) and its Performance in Delhi Poll 2015
1 March 2015by M.R. Biju
The Aam Admi Party (Common Man’s Party) was launched on November 26, 2012 and is currently the ruling party of Delhi. It came into existence following differences between the activists Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare regarding (...) -
Parties on Trial
1 March 2015, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
By the time these lines reach the reader, the final picture of electoral contests and poll alliances will be clear. After six weeks of hectic parleys and secret confabulations, political parties have at last taken their (...) -
After all, it’s a Game
1 March 2015, by Kuldip NayarSuppose India had lost the World Cup cricket match against Pakistan at Adelaide, the reaction among its people would have been that of disappointment and remorse. But I do not think that they would have initiated scuffles with the Pakistani (...) -
Ukraine: Russia Won’t Blink
1 March 2015, by M K BhadrakumarThe Russian-American history is replete with instances where Washington walked away triumphalist at the end of a standoff while Moscow retired hanging its head low. Let us dip into the past for a minute. Remember the incident at Pristina airport (...) -
A Personal Debt Recalled On Republic Day
1 March 2015, by S G VombatkereCOMMUNICATION
On the 65th anniversary of our Republic Day, I remembered my father and recalled our family’s debt to the Constitution of India and the Supreme Court of India. To elaborate, my father, Vombatkere Gurunandan Row [better known as (...) -
Saffronisation of Education: Questioning The Legitimacy Of An Education That Is Partial
1 March 2015by Vikash Sharma and Ananya Pathak
The debate on the secularisation of education has been one that has being going on for a long time, the need to free education from the clutches of religious dogma or fundamentalist tendencies is not a new one. (...) -
Modi’s "Make in India"
1 March 2015, by Girish MishraBefore ascending the throne of Delhi, to lure the young voters, Modi had propagated the virtues of FDI (foreign direct investment). He claimed that once he comes to power, there would be a long queue of the foreigners ready to invest in India. (...)
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