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Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 24, 2022
AFSAP Under Siege, Again
The recent Nagaland firing incident has once again raised questions on the relevance of the AFSPA in a democratic setup.
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 21, 2020
CAA- Inclusion vs Exclusion
The recently amended citizenship law dictates who is eligible to be a citizen. In the absence of a domestic refugee law, how does India deal with its asylum seekers?
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 10, 2020
AFRS: The Hawk Eye
India is closer to install the Automated Facial Recognition Systems (AFRS) to aid law enforcement agencies to track and nab criminals. While it will strengthen the fight against crime, stringent…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 26, 2019
National Register of Citizens of India
The announcement of a nation-wide NRC by the Home Minister has been received with mixed emotions. Is the Nation prepared for this mammoth exercise?
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 13, 2019
Ayodhya: Seeking Closure
27 years after Babri Masjid was demolished in Ayodhya, the Supreme Court of India has ruled in favour of the building of Ram Mandir in its place. What is next for Ayodhya?
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 1, 2019
POK- The Unfinished Agenda
The withdrawal of special provisions granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is the biggest political gamble. For decades, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) occupied a back-seat in the…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2019
NRC-Citizenship in Question
The National Register of Citizens (NRC), rendering 1.9 million stateless, has thrown up serious questions on how applicants can submit proof of citizenship in a region that is evolving and…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Aug 20, 2019
The Removal Of J&K’s Special Status
When India and Pakistan gained Independence in 1947, the Princely state of J&K had not joined either country. On 22 October 1947, tribal militias from Pakistan invaded the state, intending to…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Aug 20, 2019
Ladakh: The New Union Territory
Ladakh, for the most part, is a sparsely populated, semi-arid, high-altitude desert. It lies in the Himalayas, between the Zanskar and Karakoram mountain ranges. The mighty Indus River and its…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 7, 2019
Modi’s bold Kashmir gamble
The withdrawal of special yet temporary provisions granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) biggest political gamble in the five…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 3, 2019
Criminalisation of Triple Talaq
In an attempt to empower Muslim women, the Indian government has criminalised 'Triple Talaq' which is a personal law.
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 2, 2019
Saubhagya Scheme misses December target
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has missed its target to electrify every home by the end of 2018. 1.05 Million homes in four states still lack power. The government is likely to achieve its…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 15, 2018
Rafale Verdict
In an apparent victory for the Modi government, India’s Supreme Court said there was "no occasion to doubt" the procurement process for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation.…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 15, 2018
PM Modi’s rising expenses
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hectic travel schedule and his government’s advertising blitz over the past four-and-a-half years have cost Indian taxpayers about 65.9 billion rupees ($920 million).…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
Mallya to be Extradited to India
A UK court has ruled that Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited to India. Indian Investigators have demanded that Mallya, who defaulted on $1 billion in bank loans, be brought back…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 11, 2018
Election roundup: Madhya Pradesh
India’s heartland voted on November 28 to kick off a year-long election cycle in the country which will include the important General Elections in April/May 2019. India is a federal parliamentary…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 6, 2018
AgustaWestland Accused Extradited to India
Hours after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj discussed the extradition of Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal, with her counterpart in the…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 5, 2018
Mob Lynching in India
Inspector Subodh Kumar and a local youth were killed in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr when a mob went on a rampage over allegations of illegal cow slaughter. The officer was the investigating officer…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 1, 2018
Farmers March on Delhi
Thousands of Indian farmers marched to the capital to demand that government bring in legislation providing a guaranteed minimum support price for their crops and freedom from debts. Farmer suicides…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 19, 2018
Government wants committees to oversee RBI
India’s government is seeking to form panels to monitor the functions of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which could escalate tensions between the finance ministry and the bank. The Reserve Bank of…