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The contours of the rift within the BJP are becoming clear. It is not a mere Advani versus Modi or an ‘old-versus-new’ battle but has an ideological edge, too, which needs to be taken note of. A Bihar BJP leader, Giriraj Singh, (...)
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Footfalls of Fascism?
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Last Opportunity for Indian Communists
29 April 2014by Daya Varma, Vinod Mubayi
The 2014 parliamentary elections are more critical for the future of India than any other in the past. A victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Narendra Modi, would not only end the Congress domination of (...) -
Know Your NaMo: Like ‘Father’, like ‘Son’ ?
29 April 2014, by Subhash GatadeNot very many people—living outside Gujarat—know that Narendra Modi, the Parivar’s ‘PM in waiting’, also happens to be a ‘passionate writer, poet and a lover of culture.’ and how ‘[d]espite his busy, .. schedule,.. devotes time to ..writing, (...) -
Why We Can Never be Hindus or the Struggle against Fascism in India
29 April 2014by Murzban Jal
Every rise of fascism bears witness to a failed revolution.
Walter Benjamin
Now in your own interest and in the interest of this great country you must learn to listen and to read what we say. A people who refuse to listen to new (...) -
Somnath Bharti as an Embarrassment for the Aam Aadmi Party
29 April 2014by Sanjay Mishra
Introduction
For all its promise of cleansing the Indian politics of corruption—a tall order by any yardstick given the gargantuan and deep-rooted corruption in Indian politics—and for all its boastful tom-tom of its ephemeral, (...) -
Intellectuals’ Appeal to Defend Secular Democracy
29 April 2014Never before in post-independence India have political forces, which are a front for an organisation committed to creating a Hindu Rashtra, made as strong a bid for power as in the coming elections. These forces are led by a person who presided (...) -
Stop Election Violence, Join Wider Left Unity: Open Letter to India’s Maoists
29 April 2014, by Bharat Dogracommunication
It was extremely distressing to read in newspapers today that 14 persons, including seven members of a polling team, were killed in landmine blasts triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh on April 12. These election-time attacks are (...) -
Elections: Trends and Projections
29 April 2014, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
in the midst of a general election, it is obviously unfair to predict who or which party is going to emerge victorious or be in a position to form the next government. This is doubly true in a situation facing us today in (...) -
West Bengal Scenario: Will Mamata Learn from her Mistakes?
29 April 2014, by Amitava MukherjeeIf psephological gurus are right then there are prudent reasons behind Mamata Banerjee’s recent political postures. In spite of the drubbing she has received from Anna Hazare, it may be a distinct possibility that her Trinamul Congress (TMC) may (...) -
Jumble of Indian Politics
29 April 2014, by Kuldip NayarIndia is halfway through the Lok Sabha election process. Two factors have come to the fore so far: caste and money. I am dismayed about caste. I had imagined that in some 67 years since independence, the nation would have matured enough not to (...)
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