Governance and Political Studies
In the Season of Elections, Who Will Bloom?

2017 is politically the most important year ahead of 2019, when the Lok Sabha election will be held. Elections to five State Assemblies are in the process. Of them, Goa and Punjab have already voted, while Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur will ....

Disabilities Bill, a Landmark Achievement

Of the current decade, the people of this country will remember month of December 16 for two reasons: One of a shocking reminder and the other of jubilation. The first pertains to the ghastly and shocking incident of gang-rape of a 16-year-o....

India Resilient to Daesh Recruitment but Threats Will Continue

Since the past few days, various Indian media agencies have been covering the statements released by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) about the involvement of a few Muslim youths with Daesh or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Not onl....

Historic Budget in the Offing

If you are a tennis buff, the country’s Union Budget is akin to the Australian Open. Just as this tournament, held in January every year, marks the beginning of the Grand Slam season, the Budget presented in February marks the start of the G....

Clean Up of the Political and Electoral System must get High Priority

The Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi’s view that the time has come to discuss the issue of political funding is a logical corollary to the major campaign he has launched against corruption and black money and in this effort he has a strong ....

जम्मू कश्मीर – अनुच्छेद 370 की अनुल्लंघनीयता पर निर्णय

जम्मू-कश्मीर उच्च न्यायालय ने लगभग एक वर्ष पहले जब यह फैसला दिया कि राज्य को “संप्रभुता” प्....

Need to Reform Funding of Political Parties

One of the good fallouts of the Union Government’s demonetisation drive has been a renewed demand for reforms in the funding of political parties. After all, since demonetisation is supposed to tackle black money and the role of black money ....

पुलिस सुधारों के लिए पुलिस की मनोवृत्ति सुधारना आवश्यक है

देश में जहां कहीं भी जघन्य या गम्भीर अपराध होते हैं तो संबंधित राज्य पुलिस तथा मीडिया रटी-रटाय�....

Post-Demonetisation – The Way Forward

On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook the economy by the scruff of its neck with his decision to demonetise more than 85 per cent of the Indian currency (by value) then in circulation. The announcement, televised live to the nati....

राष्ट्रीय औषधि नीति का पुनर्निर्माण

राष्ट्रीय औषधि नीति इतना विवादित विषय है कि पिछले चार दशक में एक के बाद सरकारें इससे जूझती रह�....

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