Politics Blogs

Upgrades in Governance – Conflict of interest issue

Anyone engaged in gainful activities (jobs.avocations, etc.) can’t be an Elected Rep.; even won’t take an active part in politics.  So what happens? Best of brains – field stalwarts achievers…

How Modi helped Indians get united to save the very soul of the nation

The recent Citizenship Amendment Bill which is now an Act or CAA has created so much furore and unrest across the nation that the country has not seen in the…

Miraj Mallick

Miraj Mallick @SimpleThoughts

  • Dec 24, 2019, 20:40 IST

Upgrading our administered democracy

Ask a few people around – what do you think of our politics/netas? Other than staunch bhakts/trolls, common citizens would respond something to the effect – it is gutter, useless,…

Jharkhand Election Trend- It’s again proved that public votes differently in assembly and general election

The only Chief Minister of Jharkhand who completed full five-year term had to bite the dust. BJP lost Jharkhand to a resurgent JMM along with its ally Congress. The opposition…

Biranchi Narayan Acharya

Biranchi Narayan Acharya @StraightTalk

  • Dec 24, 2019, 15:53 IST

Tests of soundness of CAA and citizen register

Why does our Constitution stress vitality of equality of all citizens, irrespective of religious faith, etc.? Article 14 of our Constitution, “The State shall not deny to any person equality…

Parsis of India – Micro minority in CENSUS but Toppers in Courts of LAW

Looking to the Population Census of India, the Parsi community listed as the micro minority community amongst all the minority communities resides in the nation. But we have found community…

rayoman ilavia

rayoman ilavia @JiyoParsi

  • Dec 21, 2019, 22:23 IST

CAA under scrutiny

The National capital was recently in the midst of twin condemnable issues. 1. Lathi wielding police entering Jamia Millia without permission and resorting to beating students. 2. Burning buses and…

Swapankumar Mukherjee

Swapankumar Mukherjee @Citizensvoice

  • Dec 20, 2019, 11:10 IST

CAA fall out- Should we as citizens be trapped in the political game of perception?

Politics is purely a game of perception. Whoever wins the last round of perception game, they are likely to win the battle. Perception of fear is the best tool to…

Biranchi Narayan Acharya

Biranchi Narayan Acharya @StraightTalk

  • Dec 20, 2019, 11:08 IST

Election of losses

The election of losses. The not so recently concluded Maharashtra elections and the drama later was actually nobody’s gain. Every political party stands to lose something in it. Congress has…

Rajesh Dubey

Rajesh Dubey @Election of losses

  • Dec 18, 2019, 12:51 IST

CAB: A humanitarian gesture

The humanitarian bill granting Indian citizenship to persecuted religious minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh is innocuous in nature and sublime in thought. It is intended for legal Hindu, Parsi,…

Swapankumar Mukherjee

Swapankumar Mukherjee @Citizensvoice

  • Dec 15, 2019, 10:35 IST