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The role of the Opposition is extremely vital to create a healthy democratic system. The present situation in India, however, is building up to a point where the people in power are unwilling to accept the existence of a differing voice. Our parliamentary system has...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, in his Mann Ki Baat radio programme this Sunday, made a renewed appeal for purchasing and promoting local ‘Made In India’ items. Notably, this has been the PM’s theme ever since the start of his first term in 2014 when...

Even critics of the Prime Minister and his party have been taken aback by his position on China’s intrusions. Of all the things that he has advertised himself, even the Modi haters had accepted that he was a nationalist, whether or not they agreed with...

The COVID-19 pandemic has made friends of erstwhile foes! Urjit Patel, who left 18 months ago after a fractious tenure as RBI Governor, is back as chairman of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). In 2018, he had resigned barely four days...

There is growing anger against China in the country. The anti-China rage gets reflected in countrywide calls to jettison Chinese goods, services and even technologies – to teach China a lesson. Videos of fully-functional TV sets and smart phones, among many other genres of flashy...

District forest officers and rangers are not trained in ecology. Ecology means the interrelationship of all things – what happens to the whole when one part is affected. They don't know about plants or animals. In fact, this entire service should be disbanded because all...

Prevention is better than cure. Prevention involves advance preparations. With defence minister Rajnath Singh reaching Russia Tuesday, his aim is two-fold. One, to attend the 75th anniversary of Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II and second is reportedly to expedite supply...

India’s foreign policy framework and initiatives need a huge course correction. India is losing friends as in the case of Nepal, it is trampled on by China yet again, and its long-established ties with Afghanistan have gone in for less-comfortable times. Pakistan, for most part...

The latest round of Rajya Sabha polls, touching several states, saw the elections for new members to the Upper House of Parliament. The results were closely watched for the suspense it generated in some northern states due to attempts at cross-voting. Cross-voting did happen in...

Aakar Patel The NDA crossed 100 Rajya Sabha seats on Friday, further consolidating the BJP as India’s dominant political force in its 40th year.  The Bharatiya Janata Party was formed in April, 1980, after its members were expelled from the Janata Party, the joint Opposition...