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Ukraine: The Outlook
Gwynne Dyer* “I’ve said before, you do the right thing and you let the chips fall where they may,” said Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. The chips being the ten or twenty...
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“Even as the territorial contours of the new constituency exclude the Pir Panjal, historical patterns are instructive.” Latief U Zaman Dev* Before March 14, 2022, the Jammu Parliamentary Constituency...
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 – Voting Choices For The Muslims In Gujarat-IX
In the series of articles on the voting choices of Muslims in India, this is the ninth write-up that looks at the political scenario in Gujarat. The idea is to submit the voting options for Muslims...
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Does Congress Manifesto Reflect Muslim League thinking?
Dr Ram Puniyani* In first week of April (4th April 2024) Indian National Congress released its manifesto, called Nyay Patra (Promise for Justice), for 2024 General Elections. It prominently talked of...
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Shifting Sands of Indian Electoral Strategies: Chronicle of Innovation and...
“Landscape of Indian politics is changing, shaped by the dual forces of technological innovation and strategic narrative construction leading to debate about future of Indian democracy” Iftikhar...
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 – Voting Choices For The Muslims In Madhya Pradesh...
In the series of articles on the voting choices of Muslims in India, this is the 9th write-up and last that looks at the political scenario in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The idea of writing...
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Unrest in Ladakh: Challenges and Voices for Autonomy Amidst Political Turmoil
“The BJP regime, having botched up badly in J&K, has turned a blind eye to all its demands, as well as to this protracted non-violent protests. So much so, it laid an armed siege with its law...
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Bias Against Muslims: Is Modi Lowering Prestige of PM’s Post?
A.G.Noorani exposes the RSS strategies: “The intensification of Hindutva has acted, as intended by its followers, to divert attention from the fact that almost half the population of India is at or...
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How human rights are disappearing before our eyes?
“The US’s PATRIOT Act encouraged other countries to adopt similar anti-terror legislation. The targeting of human rights organisations and activists under anti-terror laws began soon after and became...
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Jamaat-e-Islami fielding independents: Looking at the historical context
“Jamaat’s decision to participate in electoral politics is a reflection of radical change in its political position. From being active in separatist politics and shunning democratic politics – it is a...
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A.G. Noorani: A rare intellectual who wouldn’t give up a fight till the end
“Noorani Saheb was a rare breed. In his intellectual honesty, his fearlessness, his strong character, and the peculiarities of his behaviour, he was one of a kind. Whatever he spoke or wrote, he said...
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Mohammad Sayeed Malik* I cannot recollect the exact date. Probably, it was 1974 winter season. My brother-in-law, Shamim Ahmed Shamim, who was then a member of Parliament from the Srinagar Lok Sabha...
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J&K Reorganization Act was a Political Fraud That Makes Elections Irrelevant
“The conspicuous absence of an elected legislature since June 2018 encapsulates a pervasive ethos where the articulation, contemplation, or engagement with political discourse is anathema to the...
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In Memory of Late A.G. Noorani
A G Noorani was a walking encyclopaedia with a vast treasure trove of official documents. N. Ram, editor and owner of ‘The Hindu’ newspaper group, once said at a function in his honour in Delhi, “I...
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Ladakh Redistricting Plan: Democratic Discussion Must to Combat Trust Deficit
“Ladakhis have learnt that ostensibly favourable announcements can be deceptive and there have already been pushbacks.” Siddiq Wahid* THE August 26 tweet by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, announcing...
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Of Election Manifestos: Similarities, Uniqueness, Freebies, and Impracticalities
“The allure of freebies has been an integral part of election manifestos, and the current ones presented by political parties in Jammu and Kashmir are no exception” Latief U Zaman Deva* As a prelude...
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Mirage of Fair Elections: Unraveling Kashmir’s Electoral Dilemma
“The government has invested significantly in crafting a narrative that suits its agenda in Kashmir including distorting historical facts and discrediting legitimate political voices” Altaf Hussain...
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Bulldozing of homes is a barbaric rejoinder to crime
“The big crucial factor that also looms large is that the bulldozing of homes is done along a particular political strain, ripe with the Right-Wing slants! Why is it that homes of minority and...
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Education is the key to the development of Muslims in India
“The poor socio-economic condition of Muslims is the prime reason for the low educational status of Muslims in India. An evaluation of educational status among Muslims done in 2014 says that Muslims...
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J&K Assembly Elections 2024: Amidst sagging hopes, the Issues at Stake
“Kashmiris no longer look forward to a miracle of sudden change in which people will be exalted and show capacities for wise self-government of which their previous conduct had given ground for no...
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