2020

by Ranbir Singh
Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar has been legitimately recognised as the Architect of the Indian Constitution on account of his role in its drafting as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee for this Document which has been rightly described as “The cornerstone of a nation” by the famous American political scientist G. Austin. Babasaheb’s role in defending the draft of the Constitution during the debates on the provisions of the Draft Constitution in the (…)

When men make laws that rip the realm Into unequal smithereen, Who more than women know the ruse, Having many a tyranny seen.
Then comes a day when perfidy Overshoots the mark; While men debate the pros and cons, Women light the spark.
Injustice wrapped in due process And the correctness of law Crumble to their penetration In bewildered awe.
The blaze of knowledge in their souls Then melts the subterfuge. Innocence that was compliant Unravels the spurious dodge.
Armed with nothing (…)

From N.C.’s Writings
The concluding functions that brought the curtain down on the year-long celebrations of the golden jubilee of the ‘Quit India’ struggle of 1942, presented in sharp relief the slump in morale allround.
With all the exposures of mega corruption in which the wielders of power have been entangled, and the unashamed buying of MPs so that the reins of the government do not slip out of one’s hand—all the homilies and harangues at the August 9 celebrations sounded so hollow (…)

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena (C) summoned US envoy Alaina Teplitz to convey “strong objections” on the travel restrictions on Army Commander and Acting Chief of Defence Staff, Colombo, February 16, 2020.
What cannot be lost sight of is that the “public designation” of the Sri Lankan army Chief and Acting Chief of Defense Staff Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva for war crimes by the US State Department on February 14 actually happened the day after the UN Security Council (…)

by Ahmed Raza
The overwhelming victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with 62 seats out of 70 in Delhi Assembly polls did not surprise the nation as all exit polls had already pointed to the absolute majority mark. People proved their maturity by casting votes for continuing the AAP Government sidelining the national and emotional assurances promised by the BJP as good governance of the Delhi Government remained intact among the people. Though the BJP did not omit any opportunity to portray (…)

by Prannv Dhawan and Ishaan Bansal
The Delhi State Assembly election results represent a comprehensive electoral setback for the ruling political establishment. This is the second clear electoral loss in a string of State Assembly defeats for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in close succession of their domination in the general elections. In addition to that, the results come as a much-needed relief because the hate-filled, divisive and communal rhetoric has failed to garner the political (…)

by Ram Puniyani
Currently massive protests are going on against the NPR, NCR and CAA. At the same time we are going to begin the process of decadal census in 2021. Already the RSS is active in promoting the NPR, NCR and CAA. At the same time the RSS wants that Adivasis should register themselves as Hindus rather than ticking the column of ‘Others’. As per their spokesperson, in the 2011 census many Adivasis groups ticked that column because of which the population of Hindus came down by (…)

The Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) have been provided with reservation in jobs and also in education in the government on the basis of constitutional and statutory provisions in order to address the problems of discrimination, inequality and deprivation caused by castes, which in the words of Dr B.R. Ambedkar constituted “ascending order of reverence and descending order of contempt”.
But ever since the BJP came to power with Narendra Modi as the Prime (…)

by R.G. GidadhublI
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address to the Duma and decisions taken in the third week of January 2020 announcing the need for the constitutional reforms and the resignations of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the Russian Government were a thunderbolt in the clear sky for Russia. It could be argued that while there is relative political stability in Russia under the partnership of Putin and Medvedev during the last nearly two decades and hence this is a (…)

by Sher Singh Sangwan
The genesis of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) can be traced from the aggressive agitation against corruption since 2011. After the sidetracking of the struggle by the then ruling Congress (UPA), the activists led by Arvind Kejriwal set up the AAP on November 26, 2012. Within a short time, the party made its first electoral debut in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, where it emerged as the second-largest party, winning 28 of the 70 seats. The party made the (…)