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On January 26, India will celebrate its 73rd Republic Day. This, at a time when democracies around the world are at risk from the rise of populist and authoritarian regimes. India has been no exception, especially since 2014. The deviation from the ethical, philosophical and social foundations of constitutional governance values has endangered democracy in the hands of
Usually, speculation on the Union budget dominates the discussion in the media in January. However, this year, concerns about the exponential spread of the virus has relegated everything else to the background, as it did last year, too. Nevertheless, it is important to think about the measures the government could initiate to enable the economic recovery process, provide
The Opposition has been effete and clueless as we slid towards authoritarianism. Time they put their act together to arrest this slide
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) appears passive and disengaged in political action today. There are growing apprehensions about its capacity to emerge as a significant force in the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. It is assumed that BSP's continued inaction under Mayawati's leadership, especially to mobilise its conventional Dalit-Bahujan support base,
It is no news that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is firmly in the saddle and that there is no threat to his authority and influence from anyone within the ruling dispensation. The Opposition remains a pale story. But with 2022 setting in, the race to become his ‘No 2’ has intensified in right earnest, going by the buzz in political circles. Any keen observer of the Delhi durbar