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Modi, the great salesman is now reduced to asking citizens to understand official policy from a Godman – Harish Khare

POLITICS A ‘Post-Chanakaya’ Polity is Taking Shape A stalemate is gnawing at the government’s vitality. States have been lost and the economy is sinking. Not all judges are vulnerable to blackmail. Modi, the great salesman, is now reduced to asking citizens to tune in to a godman to understand official policy. Harish Khare POLITICS 1 […]

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India & Pakistan edging closer to War says Michael Kugelman.

India and Pakistan Are Edging Closer to War in 2020 India and Pakistan Are Edging Closer to War in 2020 Two crises dominated South Asia in 2019, and each one stands to get worse next year. BY MICHAEL KUGELMAN | DECEMBER 31, 2019, 10:12 AM Turmoil is never far away in South Asia, between disputed borders, acute resource […]

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Seema Sirohi asks whether India can ever recover?

The Question for 2020: Can India recover?31 December 2019 SEEMA SIROHI It was a year that began with whispers of concern about India and ended with loud criticism. The awe felt around world capitals for Narendra Modi’s massive electoral mandate vanished quickly in the face of his many domestic moves. From bisecting Kashmir to enacting […]

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Amnesty International had pulled up Yogi Adityanath for spreading Islamophobia in March 2017.

Meet the militant monk spreading Islamophobia in India Yogi Adityanath, the new chief minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, speaks during a news conference on Sunday in Lucknow, India. (European Pressphoto Agency) By Nilanjana Bhowmick March 24, 2017 at 8:27 p.m. GMT+5:30 Nilanjana Bhowmick is a journalist and writer in India. On Monday, Amnesty […]

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Chidambaram says BJP has a sinister agenda on the National Population Register

CITIZENSHIP TANGLE National Population Register of 2010 was based on residency, not citizenship, says P ChidambaramThe Congress leader claimed that in contrast, the BJP has a much larger and more sinister agenda. Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said that the United Progressive Alliance introduced the National Population Register in 2010 with an emphasis on […]

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This Govt should resign says Mr. Chidambaram.

  The best thing Modi can do is resign Exclusive Interview/ P. Chidambaram, former Union minister By Soni MishraDecember 21, 2019 19:24 IST P. Chidambaram | Sanjay Ahlawat Former Union minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram is in a combative mood. Speaking exclusively to THE WEEK, Chidambaram said the Narendra Modi government had put […]

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Congress Spokesperson Brijesh Kalappa shares a translation from a Bengali post by Ajay Das

Translated from the Bengali post of Ajay Das 1) They told us to make Aadhar Cards, which would be the singular identity for all citizens. We obliged. 2)Then they told us to link our Aadhar Cards with our Banks, Pan and Mobiles… otherwise nothing would remain operational and also that everything would be more secure. […]

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Congress Spokesperson Sanjay Jha questions the Silence of the Khans

The silence of the Khans Sanjay Jha 17 December 2019, 4:18 PM IST Let me state this upfront: like millions of Indians across the globe, I am a huge Khan-aficionado, be it Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan or Salman Khan, necessarily in that sequential order.  To understand their magnetic appeal, let me give you an […]