Caste and community issues continue to dominate public discourse around assembly elections in UP and other states. Identity issues do influence voter behaviour. But media as public educator also has the responsibility to orient such discourse. To bring issues of development and the aspirations of the younger generation into focus. This will prevent widening of…
It was really heartening to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ last Sunday where he referred to India’s rich music heritage. Days before, at the launch of the Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation, he suggested that in today’s era of globalisation, Indian music should also make its global identity and create an impact…
Vinay Sahasrabuddhe writes: It has been a part of Afghanistan’s history, can help revive other democratic traditions and will create a spirit of accommodation that will get them global legitimacy As the world observes September 15 as World Democracy Day, India has rightly advocated the need for an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Delhi also voiced…
Since January 2000, the Government of India has been regularly holding conventions of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) while observing Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee instituted this day. This year too, on January 8, such a convention is being held, albeit in a virtual format. The idea of instituting a day for…
Security lapses during the recent visit to Punjab by Prime Minister Narendra Modi can’t be taken lightly. It raises several questions about ensuring security of persons in high places, federalism and also the mutuality between the Centre and the states. While most of these issues are too serious to be ignored, the committee that the…
The proof of a policy is in its implementation. Sonia Gandhi needs to acknowledge that the MGNREGA has become truly effective under the BJP In a democracy, politics is never just about elections. Competing parties are also expected to contest policy arguments, development programmes and debate frameworks for their implementation. It’s a clever ploy to…
At 70, with path-breaking reforms in governance, Modi has shown how Indian democracy can deliver. One of the most significant contributions to his credit is snatching representative democracy from the jaws of cynicism. Jawaharlal Nehru had some unique advantages. Considered to be Mahatma Gandhi’s political heir, he became the first PM and continued for 17…
Many industries are opening because of such souls; factories are being unlocked and the discussion has veered now on to when and how schools will reopen. Even when Covid-19 has compelled all of us into a collective languor, there are people across India and abroad who have continued to trod their path cautiously with preventive…
Social media has democratised opinion-making and is here to stay. But its negative aspects too are coming to the fore. Here are some measures to address this Earlier this century, when social media entered our lives more prominently, hardly were we aware of its enormous ability to impact them. Multiple platforms available for expressing views…