V-DEM’s Report: India’s democracy, an electoral autocracy.

V-DEM institute’s Democracy report, 2022 reported India is turning into an autocracy with a drive given by an anti-pluralist party. The report elucidates tendencies of an anti-pluralist party and leaders as “Anti-pluralist parties and their leaders lack the commitment to the democratic process, disrespect fundamental minority rights, encourage demonization of political opponents and accept political…

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How Is India Coping With Global Diplomacy Amidst The Russia-Ukraine War?

When the US proposed transforming the Quad into a military framework similar to NATO, India objected. This resulted from India’s global thinking. The atmosphere of war and violence is unsuitable for the Asian continent. India has always been a staunch opponent of war and violence. As a result, India’s decision to remain neutral in the…

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AAP announces 300 units of free electricity in Punjab

The AAP government has completed a month in Punjab. The party is commemorating the day by announcing, one of its election promises, the Bhagwant Mann government has announced 300 units of free power to every household. The scheme will be implemented from July 1. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has been building up for this…

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Former Assam cabinet minister, Ripun Bora joins TMC

Ripun Bora, a former Assam cabinet minister and the Congress candidate during last month’s Rajya Sabha elections left the Congress on Sunday. He was sworn in the TMC by the hands of Abhishek Banerjee, TMC’s national general secretary at an event in Kolkata. His wife and son were also present.   Bora had earlier in the…

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Why is India stalling W.H.O’s report on the number of covid deaths in India?

The World Health Organisation in its effort to calculate the total number of deaths caused due to Covid-19 across the world hinted at data that has not pleased the Indian government. W.H.O. data is indicating a staggering figure of 4 million deaths caused during the pandemic by the year-end of 2021. This is vastly different…

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A country drowning in hate

A Hanuman Jayanti procession that erupted into a riot in Delhi’s Jehnagirpuri has become a regular news with a pattern emerging from different parts of India. In most of the videos circulated on social media,  the saffron-clad crowd can be seen chanting ‘Jai Shree Ram’ and playing bhajans on loudspeakers, this intensifies in a rather…

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Explained: Why Can’t the Government Force the RBI to Print Unlimited Currency?

The Reserve Bank of India came into existence after the recommendations of the Hilton Young Commission in 1935. It then began its national operations in the year 1949. Section 22 of the RBI Act, 1934, enables the RBI Governor to issue Indian currency. Even after the legal approval and powers, the governor can’t order the…

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Supreme court halts demolitions in Jahangirpuri for two weeks

The Supreme Court has halted the demolition in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri for two weeks. The North Delhi Municipal  Corporation is controlled by the Bharatiya Janata Party appeared with a large number of the police force and bulldozers in what they called action against ‘land encroachment’. The Corporation managed to raze several Muslim- owned shops and properties…

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Bulldozer politics is not confined to just UP anymore

A demolition drive carried out in the name of an anti-encroachment campaign leaves the poor with nothing but dirt and lost hope.  While the Godi Media is celebrating the demolition, calling it “law enforcement”. We all know and should know what is actually happening.  After UP, MP, and Gujarat, the Bulldozer Politics has now entered…

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Mumbai-Delhi Electricity Highway Mission

Since the last decade, talks on climate change are of great importance. International Organizations like UNO are also raising concerns about the same. Countries are throwing light and introducing Various administration policies to reduce the carbon emissions released by the burning of fuels. Vehicles from all over the world emit a total of 14% of…

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