Charisma: The Good and the Bad Sides

Will the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) disintegrate following the acrimonious differences within the party after J Jayalalithaa’s demise? Will the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congres

The Rise and Fall of MGP: Case History of Regional Failure

One significant outcome of India’s federal structure has been the formation and the rise of regional parties. The federal nature of the state, enshrined in the Constitution and represented in our socio-cultural ethos, allowed space for the projecti

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

Of National Governance and Regional Governance

The term ‘governance’ is generally associated with the conduct of a Government at the national or the local levels. But there is also the concept of global governance, or regional governance that goes beyond national boundaries in reach a

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 Gove

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” प्र

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 in

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 nation,

पाकिस्तान से संबंध – सिंधु जल संधि, सर्वाधिक तरजीही राष्ट्र का दर्जा और सीमा पार आतंकवाद

भारतीय सेना ने सितंबर के अंत में नियंत्रण रेखा (एलओसी) के दूसरी ओर जो लक्षित हमले (सर्जिकल स्ट्र

Jammu & Kashmir - Deciding on Inviolability of Article 370

When the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, nearly a year ago, held that the State enjoyed “sovereignty” because such status had been “guaranteed under Article 370” of the Constitution of India, Pakistan-based Dawn newspape

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