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• Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, Mar 25, 2023

  25 March
  Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, March 25, 2023
  Modi Government’s daily dose of ‘kitch’ self-advertising has gotten louder and bigger over the past eight years. The North Korean leader may soon be tempted to send his publicists to Delhi for a  (...)

• India: Lurches Closer to “Opposition-Mukt Democracy”!? | Sukla Sen

  25 March
  by Sukla Sen
  While all eyes were riveted on the unfolding tumultuous scenes in the ongoing Budget session of the Indian Parliament over the unrelenting opposition demands for a discussion on and a JPC probe into the Hindenburg report concerning  (...)

• Budgets 2023-24 of Punjab and Haryana: High Temporary Loans from RBI - a Drag on Punjab Budget | Sher Singh Sangwan

  25 March
  by Sher Singh Sangwan *
  The state of Punjab has projected total budget expenditure (BE) for 2023-24 at Rs 196452 crores compared to Rs183950 crores of Haryana. The increase in Punjab budget is 7 per cent while that of Haryana is 11.61 per cent  (...)

• The upcoming 2023 Assembly Elections in Karnataka: Issues and possible outcome | P. S. Jayaramu

  25 March
  by P. S. Jayaramu
  (23rd March 2023)
  The upcoming Legislative Assembly elections in Karnataka has kicked up lot of debate in the media and academia within the State if not at the national level. Newspapers and local television channels are  (...)

• Modi government following Zia model to disenfranchise Rahul | Faraz Ahmad

  25 March, by Faraz Ahmad
  The residual Pakistan after its dismemberment and creation of Bangla Desh in 1971, held its first elections to the National Assembly sometime around March, 1977. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on the lines of the  (...)

• Regenerating The Forest Ecosystem: Few Concerns | Suranjita Ray

  25 March, by Suranjita Ray
  As India enters a 25-year-long journey towards its centenary, policy makers must have greater responsibilities not only to enhance economic growth but also to ensure an inclusive and sustainable development. One of the major concerns is to  (...)

• Saffron Clad Babas in Odisha’s Politics | Radhakanta Barik

  25 March, by Radhakanta Barik
  Bola Bola Hari, Khay Magur machar jhola
  Sri Chaitanya Dev
  The medieval Bhakti Cult spiritual leader from Nadia in Bengal, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534, whose followers are today known as the Hare-Krishna Cult and promote the ISKON movement)   (...)

• A Discourse on State of India’s Democracy | Arup Kumar Sen

  25 March, by Arup Kumar Sen
  While reviewing a recent book, To Kill a Democracy: India’s Passage to Despotism (Macmillan,2021), authored by Debasish Roy Chowdhury and John Keane, the eminent Dalit scholar, Anand Teltumbde, observed: “The Modi rule since 2014 has certainly  (...)

• Police Emcounters - a roaring industry | Humra Quraishi

  25 March, by Humra Quraishi
  24 March 2023
  Latest news reports state that the Uttar Pradesh government has informed that more than 10,000 encounters have taken place between police and criminals in the state in the past six years during which 63 criminals had been killed  (...)

• Democracy Under Threat: Can Ram Manohar Lohia be an Answer? | Gyan Prakash

  25 March
  by Gyan Prakash *
  In the face of ever-weakening forces of democracy and liberal values across the globe, V-Dem’s recently published report acts as an eye-opener for all of us. As per the report, 72 percent of humanity is being ruled by  (...)

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