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Jharkhand: Waiting for the Promised Dawn
Even after 25 years, the State’s modest progress is eclipsed by corruption, deprivation, unemployment and tribal discontent.
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Editorial: Lessons from the Bihar Elections
There is no doubt that India’s elections are no longer fair; there is no level playing field in the electoral contest anymore. But this, though true, is not enough to fully explain the huge losses suffered by the Congress and the INDIA alliance in the Bihar Assembly elections, and earlier, in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
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The ECI’s Credibility Collapse; Bihar SIR Biggest Biggest Disenfranchisement Exercise in History – 2 Articles
‘The ECI’s Credibility Collapse’: The Election Commission’s opacity and its willingness to bend rules in favour of the ruling dispensation strike at the root of constitutional democracy. Also: ‘SIR is the Biggest Disenfranchisement Exercise in History: Yogendra Yadav’.
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Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra – 3 Articles
‘The Yatra of Ranjha’s Resolve: Rahul Gandhi’s Quest for India’s Soul in Bihar’; ‘In Bihar, Voter Adhikar Yatra Spurs Discussion on Issues Beyond Just Voting Rights’; ‘A Common Bihari’s Words Capture India’s Struggle to Save Democracy’: These are not the words of some opposition leader, but of an anonymous man of humble origin from an ‘Extremely Backward Class’ in Bihar.
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Aadhaar – Voter ID Linkage: 2 Articles
‘Aadhaar-EPIC Linkage Will Deprive India’s Election System of Whatever Integrity it Has Left’: No amount of ‘guardrails’ can safeguard a fundamentally flawed and unconstitutional move. Also: ‘Why Voter ID-Aadhaar Linkage Fails to Fix Electoral Rolls’ Accuracy, Sparks Disenfranchisement Fear’.
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Political Parties To Receive Foreign Donation?
The latest decision of the government to amend the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) so as to permit the political parties to accept donations more readily from foreign sources will open the floodgates to foreign entities influencing the integrity of India’s electoral processes.
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Orbán Victorious
On 3 April 2022, Hungarian voters went to the polls and awarded Viktor Orbán a fourth consecutive mandate to govern. The main opposition coalition, United for Hungary (EM), was expected to win at least 40%, but instead picked up a paltry 35% and 56 seats.
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How a Reliance-Funded Firm Boosts BJP’s Campaigns on Facebook
Legal loopholes and selective use of rules allowed a Reliance company to pump in millions to promote the BJP in elections.
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The First Indian Election: Inclusion, Independence and the Making of ‘We, The People’
The distinctive independence that the Indian Constitution stipulated for the Election Commission belongs to ‘WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA’. This is so in a literal sense, because the people had a key role in re-shaping the final constitutional provisions for elections.
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When the Himalayas Lose: Assessing Char Dham Pariyojana Judgment
The judgment rewards violations instead of establishing accountability. The monumental crisis of climate change has not been factored in. These blessed peaks are pivotal to our nation’s security, its climate, its water, its beauty, its wealth, its food, its air. When the Himalayas lose, India loses it all.
