The exercise of general elections in the largest democracy in India concluded with victory of second consecutive term of BJP at the centre. The BJP got a staggering majority with 303 out of 543 Lok Sabha seats. In order to politically analyze this electoral…
Congress can learn from the mistakes of Rajiv Gandhi | Vidya Bhushan Rawat
There is no doubt that Rajiv Gandhi was a modern looking young leader of the country yet we must not miss out the fact that his party paid a heavy price…
BJP is Belittling Nehru’s Legacy… Why ? | Ram Puniyani
Last few years there is a concerted attempt on the part of the ruling BJP to ignore and undermine the legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minster…
Are Liberal parties dumping Muslims? | Mukhtar Ahmad
The recent statement made by Sonia Gandhi that congress is suffering because it is projected as Muslim favouring party, and this image must be corrected is very unfortunate.. In last few elections the role of Muslims has been minimal and their votes have become…
Temples, Politics and Leaders: From Jawaharlal Nehru to Rahul Gandhi
What should be the attitude of leaders’ visits to places of worship? The matter is very complex in a society like that of India where the hold of religion on the society has been strong and is becoming stronger. In many a Western countries where Christianity…
Invincibility myth broken in Gujarat, game wide open for 2019 | Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Gujarat’s much awaited results are out. The fraudsters sitting in the mega ‘slaughterhouses’ have been exposed and myth related to invincibility is broken and perhaps shaken the Hindutva camp from inside. These results will have huge impact on the psyche…
Undermining Nehru to Glorify Patel
From last few years, around 31st October lot of statements from BJP stable have started coming which eulogize Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This year (October 2017) was no exception as Mr. Modi said, “I am from the BJP and Sardar Patel was from Congress, but…
How to Revive the spirit of Quit India Movement ?
The ‘Quit India’ movement 1942, whose 75th anniversary is currently being celebrated, was the major landmark in the struggle for India’s Independence. On 8thAugust the Indian National Congress working Committee Meeting at Gowalia Tank Maidan (now August…
The ‘Divide and Rule’ clause of Indian ‘Democracy’
The much-awaited results of the state elections are out. The ‘Éxit Pollsters’ who went wrong in Bihar are thumping their chests and claiming ‘victory’ claiming invention of a new ‘PK’. The SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab was voted out of power…
Emergency Then and Now
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) often accuses its political opponent, the Congress party of imposing emergency in India in 1975. Recently on the 41st anniversary of emergency, Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs, said that 26th June must be observed…