How the Constituent Assembly Debated (and Rejected) Citizenship by Religion
Raging arguments over who was indeed Indian were put to rest with a vote that spoke in favour of an Article 5 without religious markers.
The Dark Clouds of 1935 Nuremberg Have Gathered Over Indian Skies
The exclusion and criminalisation of Muslim citizens through laws and state action are not as explicit as in Nazi Germany, but they violate the Constitution.
India’s Decade of Democratic Deficit
Parliamentary procedures have been tossed aside as an increasing number of laws are passed with little or no debate.
Modi Promised So Much But Science Has Stagnated on His Watch
There is little reason to believe that a third term for Modi will result in the revival of Indian scientific research and innovation.
Modi’s Scheme to Double Farmers’ Income Goes on Overdrive During Elections, Stalls Otherwise
PM AASHA, a crop price support scheme, saw real spending only in the months around 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Three years in between the two general elections, the government did not spend a single rupee on the scheme.
Accreditation of NHRC Deferred for Third Time: A Major Setback for India
The Sub Committee of Accreditation of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions decided to defer the accreditation of India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC-India) for the second consecutive year.
Tamil Nadu Has Led the Fight Against the BJP and the Modi Model
Building on an inclusive Dravidian politics, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has provided leadership to the opposition alliance countering the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Tamil Nadu has shown a better path for India’s development.
The Nehru Development Model
The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy as interpreted on the basis of an alternative framework constitutes, to this day, the core of any genuine anti-imperialist and pro-people development strategy in an economy such as India’s.
The Untold ICC Story
Even the most optimistic of political analysts did not expect that the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor would be uttering these words: “I have reasonable grounds to believe that Benjamin Netanyahu (…) and Yoav Gallant (…) bear criminal responsibility for (…) war crimes and crimes against humanity …”
Electoral Outcome Means a Worrying Future for South Africa
Although there are still many votes to be counted the broad outlines of the South African election are clear. With massive unemployment, high rates of violence, collapsing services such as water, electricity and roads as well as brazen corruption, it is not surprising that people are turning away from the party of national liberation.