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Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 26, 2017
India & US – head or the heart?
On Saturday evening, (Sunday morning India time), Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi landed in US to meet with Donald Trump for the first time since the latter became the US President.
Many will be…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 26, 2017
Food, Nuclear – what next?
In 2016, Nicholas Burns, a professor at Harvard University and former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs from 2005 to 2008 noted that any future president of America ought to maintain…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 24, 2017
A region in turmoil
A senior Indian policeman has been lynched by a mob outside a mosque in Srinagar in Kashmir. The incident took place during the night when thousands had gathered to offer Shab-e-qadr prayers, which…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 23, 2017
A crisis in the court
A High Court judge, Justice CS Karnan has been sent to jail to serve a six month sentence on charges of contempt of court. This is the first time a judge in India has been convicted and sentenced on…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 23, 2017
New candidate in the Presidential race
72-year-old Meira Kumar, a lawyer and a former diplomat has been nominated by the Congress President Sonia Gandhi as the Presidential candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections. The NDA…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 20, 2017
Presidential games
The ruling coalition heading the government of India, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has formally announced that its candidate for the upcoming Presidential election will be Bihar Governor Ram…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 17, 2017
Enforcing Bengali-a strategic blunder
As protests for a separate state called Gorkhaland continue to take place in Darjeeling, more violence broke out on June 17, with clashes between protestors and the police forces. This came on the…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 12, 2017
Future of Prime Minister’s Visit to Israel
Mrs. Neena Gopal, the Editor of Deccan Chronicle had highlighted few important insights below on the Prime Minister’s upcoming visit to Israel. Narendra Modi has planned a visit to the region in July…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - May 31, 2017
Prime minister on four-nation tour
Prime minister is on a six day tour of Germany, Spain, Russia and France which began on May 29 as he reached Berlin to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel. He left on Monday for the trip aimed to boost…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - May 3, 2017
India gifts vehicles to Nepal
On the 1st of May 2017, the Indian Government handed 35 double cabin pickups, 7 Scorpio jeeps, 4 Sedan cars, one each of sports utility vehicles, a mini and micro bus as well as 30 Pulsar motorcycles…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - May 3, 2017
Mandatory requirement of Aadhar Card
The Central Government contended before the Supreme Court on 3rd of May, 2017 that it is mandatory for the citizens to have a unique identification number and hence a person cannot refuse to provide…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - May 3, 2017
Tobacco use in India
The usage of Tobacco in India is very common especially in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand Orissa etc. Smoking and Chewing tobacco has been increasing among youngsters in India which leads to…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - May 1, 2017
The Hardships of the Dalit Community
On the 30th of April, Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh, the upper caste villagers poured kerosene into a well used by the Dalits, as a Dalit man had hired a band party to welcome the groom..
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Apr 28, 2017
The Plight of Kulbhushan Jadhav
A retired Naval officer, Jadhav was detained by counter-intelligence Pakistani officials in Baluchistan where he was travelling with an Indian passport under the name of Hussein Mubarak Patel.
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 18, 2017
BCI protests against Advocates bill
On the 9th of April 2017, the Bar Council of India met with High Court Representatives and State Bar Council to decide on the course of action that needs to be taken against the new Advocates Act..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2017
Congress Wins Karnataka By-Elections
The ruling party- The Indian National Congress retained both the seats. The Congress’ Kalale N Keshavamurthy defeated his nearest rival V Srinivas Prasad (BJP) by over 21,000 votes in Nanjangud..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2017
The Antics of Justice Karnan
On the 17th of April, Calcutta High Court Judge Justice CS Karnan passed yet another “order” directing seven senior...
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 21, 2017
Ayodhya Dispute
On March 21st, 2017, The Supreme Court of India came out with a statement saying that the long-standing problem of Ayodhya must be solved amicably in relation to all the interest groups concerned.
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 20, 2017
Yogi Adityanath as UP CM
Yogi Adityanath was a "surprise" choice as BJP's Chief Minister for Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah had always considered the Gorakhpur sanyasi as a strong…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2017
Karnataka budget 2017
On 15 March 2017, the Karnataka Budget for 2017-18 was released and has proposed a number of measures to reduce the price of wine & cinema tickets. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced…