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Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Mar 13, 2017
Indian Elections – 2017
On Saturday, 11 March 17, the election results of India’s mini general election, for five states, were announced. The BJP scored resounding victories in UP and Uttarkhand, while the Congress..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 13, 2017
Election: President of India
India’s Presidential election shall be held in July 2017, before President Pranab Mukherjee relinquishes office. The President is elected by indirect-election and through an electoral college…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Mar 10, 2017
Elections-2017
On 09 Mar 17, the last phase of the 5-state, mini general election was completed and the nation looks forward to the election result that shall be announced on 11 Mar 17.
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Mar 3, 2017
RSS - CPI(M) Violence in Kerala
On 01 Mar 17, RSS Mahanagar Prachar Pramukh of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Kundan Chandravat, while addressing a public rally said he would offer Rs. One Crore reward, to anyone who beheads Kerala CM…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 25, 2017
EU delegation in India
Four Members of European Parliament (MEP) are visiting India to prepare for the EU-India Summit scheduled later in 2017 in New Delhi. The objective is to develop a EU-India relations report,…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Feb 21, 2017
India-China strategic dialogue
On 22 Feb 17, India and China shall hold strategic-level talks at Beijing, China. India shall be represented by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, while China will be represented by Vice Foreign…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Feb 16, 2017
VK Sasikala convicted
J Jayalalithaa was a tall leader and wielded complete control of the AIDMK. On 05 Dec 16, after spending almost three months at the Apollo Hospital, she passed away. In the immediate aftermath of her…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Feb 16, 2017
Regulation in marriage ceremonies
Congress MP Ranjeet Rajan, wife of Bihar MP Pappu Yadav has introduced a bill to control expenditure at wedding ceremonies. The bill called Marriages (Compulsory Registration & Prevention of…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Feb 14, 2017
Judiciary & the executive
On 11 Feb 17, the Hindu Huddle hosted Union Minister for Law & Justice and Information Technology, in conversation with Ms. Nidhi Razdan, Editor NDTV.
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Feb 14, 2017
Draconian laws
On 11 Feb 17, at the Hindu Huddle Tathagata Satpathy, MP and Editor, Dharitri; politician Manish Tewari and lawyer Gautam Bhatia held conversation with Mini Kapoor, Ideas Editor, The Hindu.
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 8, 2017
Punjab elections
On the 5th of February 2017, the people of Punjab took to the polls to elect their legislative assembly. The election turnout was estimated at 78%, this was below the election commissions estimates…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 8, 2017
Sasikala vs O.Panneerselvam
The fight for Jayalalithaa's legacy in Tamil Nadu is out in the open with two of her most trusted aides slugging it out. O Panneerselvam shocked everyone with his sudden revolt against VK Sasikala,…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 4, 2017
Nagaland Remains Tense
An uneasy calm continued to prevail in the state with the Nagaland Tribes Action Committee (NTAC) vowing they will practice restraint only after T.R. Zeliang steps down as Chief Minister.
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 4, 2017
The BJP Cadres in Poll-Bound Uttar Pradesh
The Bharatiya Janata Party over the past few weeks has been racked by protests over the choice of candidates for the U.P. Assembly polls. The resentment continues to fester, there is unease about the…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 2, 2017
Padmavati
On 27 Jan 17, miscreants allegedly from the Karni Sena, disrupted the shooting of the Film Padmavati being produced by Sanjay Leela Bansali, in Jaipur. They misbehaved with the producer, damaged…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Jan 27, 2017
One nation one election
On 25 Jan 2017, President Pranab Mukherjee, in his customary eve of Republic Day address to the nation, came out in support of simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. President…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 20, 2017
Jallikattu – an ordinance in the offing
The centre on Friday cleared the TN government’s proposal to promulgate an ordinance to hold Jallikattu. The State government had proposed to issue an ordinance but as the subject falls under the…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Dec 29, 2016
Overseas citizen of india (OCI)
On 08 Jun 16, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, at Bangalore. The celebration is held regularly to celebrate Indian diaspora, across the world.
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 3, 2016
The Strains
How can tensions along the LOC be de-escalated?
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 1, 2016
Burning schools
Is it madness or a strategic design?