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India's first constitution museum opens, honouring 75 years of democracy
4 weeks, 1 day ago

India's first constitution museum opens, honouring 75 years of democracy

India Today  

The Hon’ble Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla, and the Hon’ble Minister of State for Law and Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, officially inaugurated India’s first Constitution Museum at O.P. The Chief Guest, Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla, said, “India's first Constitution Museum at O.P. The Constitution Academy and the Rights and Freedoms Museum, an …

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Emergency Trailer OUT: Kangana Ranaut's film unveils 'darkest chapter' of Indian democracy | WATCH
4 months, 1 week ago

Emergency Trailer OUT: Kangana Ranaut's film unveils 'darkest chapter' of Indian democracy | WATCH

India TV News  

Kangana Ranaut has finally unveiled the trailer of her much-awaited directorial, Emergency. As per the trailer, the film touches various topics including the Emergency period, Shimla Agreement between India and Pakistan, rise of Khalistan movement, and JP Andolan, among others. Kangana has not only directed the film, but is also the producer and has played Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister …

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BJP under Modi: Politics as building party and nation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP under Modi: Politics as building party and nation

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 Lok Sabha poll result paints an interesting picture. It gives hope to the moribund and fragmented Opposition, on the one hand, and ensures the continuity of the ideological and political advancement of the Bharatiya Janata Party -Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on the other. India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows a difference from India under Jawaharlal Nehru’s successors. Modi …

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Taiwan earthquake, Row over Katchatheevu island, MPC holds rate at 6.5%, and more
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Taiwan earthquake, Row over Katchatheevu island, MPC holds rate at 6.5%, and more

The Hindu  

Taiwan records strongest earthquake in 25 years A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Taiwan’s eastern coast near Hualien city, killing at least nine and injuring over 900 on Wednesday. Row over Katchatheevu island Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 31 posted on social media platform ‘X’ that he blamed the Congress for “callously” giving away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. …

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According to The Hindu, democracy has died yet again after the passage of the Telecom Bill. Why? Because it won’t allow journalists to lie and cheat
11 months, 4 weeks ago

According to The Hindu, democracy has died yet again after the passage of the Telecom Bill. Why? Because it won’t allow journalists to lie and cheat

Op India  

Bharat’s Parliament approved the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 in the recently concluded winter session. Wanting to stand out from the crowd, The Hindu published a detailed article under the section “FAQ” with an innocent headline – “Will new telecom bill streamline the sector?”. The “draconian” bill apparently also provides for “legal architecture for mass surveillance and internet shutdowns”. According to The …

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The Maldives, the evolution of a democracy
1 year, 2 months ago

The Maldives, the evolution of a democracy

The Hindu  

The Maldives, South Asia’s smallest nation-state, sent a clear signal through its latest presidential election: democracy is thriving. Abdulla Yameen, the most pro-China president so far, served his full term, followed by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the candidate of the Maldivian Democratic Party and the architect of ‘India First’ policy, who served from 2018 till now. Following his defeat, he will …

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India TV Poll Results: Is distributing freebies to influence elections good for democracy?
1 year, 2 months ago

India TV Poll Results: Is distributing freebies to influence elections good for democracy?

India TV News  

India TV Poll Results: The Assembly Elections 2023 will going to be held in five states in the coming month in India which includes states like- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram. Image Source : INDIA TVIndia TV Poll Results: Is distributing freebies to influence elections good for democracy? Most of the people in this poll said that distributing …

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Protection, strengthening of democracy among Congress’s achievements: Kharge
1 year, 3 months ago

Protection, strengthening of democracy among Congress’s achievements: Kharge

Hindustan Times  

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hit out at those questioning his party’s contribution to the country over decades of its rule as he listed protection and strengthening of democracy among its achievements. “When India adopted democracy in 1950, many foreign scholars thought that democracy would fail in India. This meant that whether rich or poor, every citizen of the …

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The Colonial Legacies of Authoritarianism in South Asia
1 year, 4 months ago

The Colonial Legacies of Authoritarianism in South Asia

The Diplomat  

Despite glaring contradictions between stated ideals and ground realities, there is no greater legitimizing force in politics today than democracy. India, the world’s largest democracy, has fallen precipitously on the freedom index and is now commonly referred to as a flawed democracy, if not an “electoral autocracy.” There is overwhelming evidence of discrimination and targeted violence against India’s Muslim minority …

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'Democracies matter': Prime Minister tells US Congress amid Modi-Modi chants | 10 points
1 year, 6 months ago

'Democracies matter': Prime Minister tells US Congress amid Modi-Modi chants | 10 points

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the joint sitting of the US Congress during his first State visit to the United States. The Prime Minister said that United States is now India's most important defence partner. Prime Minister said that more than two decades after 9/11 and more than a decade after 26/11 in Mumbai, radicalism and terrorism still …

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Opinion: Why is Biden silent on Modi and India’s slide toward autocracy?
1 year, 6 months ago

Opinion: Why is Biden silent on Modi and India’s slide toward autocracy?

LA Times  

India’s democracy is in danger. The challenge for Biden and other world leaders is how to get a genuine win for democracy in India — how to not only recruit it into the democratic alliance, but also persuade its leaders to reverse course and safeguard constitutional rights and freedoms. Hate crimes against Muslims are up 300% since Modi came to …

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Jammu and Kashmir Completes 5-year Central Rule; Political Parties Raise Chorus for Early Polls
1 year, 6 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Completes 5-year Central Rule; Political Parties Raise Chorus for Early Polls

News 18  

Jammu and Kashmir on Monday completed five years without an elected government, prompting a scathing attack from the mainstream National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party over the delay in restoration of democracy in the Union Territory. On August 5, 2019, the Centre revoked Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into two Union …

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Under-reading and over-reading the Karnataka vote
1 year, 7 months ago

Under-reading and over-reading the Karnataka vote

The Hindu  

Over the last few days, there have been some very fine analyses of the Karnataka Assembly vote of 2023. We are told how different regions voted; how the AHINDA platform has re-emerged; how caste groups such as the Lingayats and Vokkalingas have consolidated; how anti-incumbency is a proud Karnataka State tradition; how the charge of 40% corruption sarkara stuck; how …

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Projecting lawbreaker as lawmaker: Why Western media fails to see a gangster in Atiq Ahmed
1 year, 8 months ago

Projecting lawbreaker as lawmaker: Why Western media fails to see a gangster in Atiq Ahmed

Firstpost  

By downplaying the criminal past of former MP Atiq Ahmed, the Western media wants to put a question mark on Indian democracy. “Forty-eight hours before the vote and with little fanfare, the government furloughed six of the nation’s most prominent suspected lawbreakers — collectively facing over 100 cases of kidnapping, murder, extortion, arson and more — so that they could …

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Akhilesh Yadav raises concerns over the survival of democracy in India
1 year, 8 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav raises concerns over the survival of democracy in India

Live Mint  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday made a statement stating that the larger issue confronting the nation is the survival of democracy. Congress party initiated a Sankalp Satyagraha protest at Raj Ghat, which was attended by Priyanka Gandhi and several party leaders, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party general secretary KC Venugopal. Samajwadi Party leader pointed out that …

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Basic Principle Of Parliamentary Democracy Is Govt Must Enjoy Houses' Faith : Supreme Court To Uddhav Thackeray Side
1 year, 9 months ago

Basic Principle Of Parliamentary Democracy Is Govt Must Enjoy Houses' Faith : Supreme Court To Uddhav Thackeray Side

Live Law  

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India, on 16th March 2023, reserved its judgement in the batch of cases relating to the rift within the Shiv Sena party between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde groups, which led to the change in the government in Maharashtra in July 2022. On the last day of the hearing, the bench comprising …

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'Ulta chor kotwal ko daante': Kharge hits out at PM Modi for denouncing Gandhi's remarks on democracy
1 year, 9 months ago

'Ulta chor kotwal ko daante': Kharge hits out at PM Modi for denouncing Gandhi's remarks on democracy

India TV News  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge again slammed the Centre for raising Rahul Gandhi's democracy remarks in Parliament and said, "Those crushing democracy are talking of saving it". Meanwhile, Kharge, who led a protest rally from the Parliament House complex to Vijay Chowk along with MPs of other opposition parties, called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "dictator" and alleged his government is …

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There is a rule of law in India, business heads don’t disappear overnight: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 9 months ago

There is a rule of law in India, business heads don’t disappear overnight: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Firstpost  

The unpredictability and randomness of an authoritarian political system cannot match the stability and predictability offered by a democracy such as India Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman took cheeky potshots on Saturday at China while explaining why India is the global destination for businesses and why the optimism surrounding the country even amid a bleak global outlook, isn’t misplaced. On …

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Democracy reached J&K grassroots: Shah
1 year, 9 months ago

Democracy reached J&K grassroots: Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that after the removal of Article 370 and 35A from Kashmir, for the first time democracy has reached the grassroots level. The minister also said that there was a time when bomb blasts, strike and stone pelting used to happen in Kashmir, but today due to the changes brought under …

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74th Republic Day : Lets Build A 'Constitutional Democracy' And Not A Mere 'Democracy'
1 year, 10 months ago

74th Republic Day : Lets Build A 'Constitutional Democracy' And Not A Mere 'Democracy'

Live Law  

Thucydides, a well-known Greek historian, criticised democracy by opining that democratic governments failed miserably “in the search for the truth." He believed that cultivating "constitutional democracy" could cure the maladies which "democracy" have because of the latter’s tendency to slip into "violent revolution, hero-worship, and inability to bring in social democracy." ‘Constitutional Morality’ for Grote meant, “a paramount reverence for …

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Asian Century: Time is running out and fast — and China is responsible for that
2 years, 4 months ago

Asian Century: Time is running out and fast — and China is responsible for that

Firstpost  

The ball is in China’s court, which has to resolve the border dispute with India. This comes with its own share of security baggage, as the recent Chinese Yuan Wang 5 ‘spy-ship’ issue involving India’s Sri Lankan neighbour has shown. In ways, the US has ‘outsourced’ its post-War geo-strategic security concerns viz China, for India to share as it had …

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At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before
2 years, 4 months ago

At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before

LA Times  

Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, center in blue mask, and other lawmakers participate in a protest in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. “And now, 75 years on, to witness it being dismantled systematically and in shockingly violent ways is traumatic.” Modi’s ministers say India’s democratic principles are robust, even thriving. Then he promised: “To the nations and peoples …

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Aakar Patel | Despite harsh laws, India can’t become a police state
2 years, 4 months ago

Aakar Patel | Despite harsh laws, India can’t become a police state

Deccan Chronicle  

The dictionary defines a police state as “a political unit characterised by repressive governmental control of political, economic and social life, usually by an arbitrary exercise of power by the police and especially the secret police, in place of regular operation of administrative and judicial organs of the government according to publicly known legal procedures”. On July 11, 2022, India’s …

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India Assures Continued Support To Democracy, Stability And Economic Recovery In Sri Lanka
2 years, 5 months ago

India Assures Continued Support To Democracy, Stability And Economic Recovery In Sri Lanka

ABP News  

New Delhi: As Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in seven decades, India on Wednesday assured its neighbouring country that it will continue to be supportive of the quest of the people of Sri Lanka for stability and economic recovery, through democratic means and values, established democratic institutions and constitutional framework, said High Commission of India on microblogging …

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