Tag: politics

ASSAM | The updating of the NRC had implied that more than 40 lakh people have been excluded from citizenship in Assam. Communalism and sectarian politics have a major role to play in the latest jolt to the country.

OPINION | In this lucid piece Professor Avijit Pathak has referred to Mr. Shashi Tharoor's remark on a 'Hindu Pakistan', and reflected on the politico-cultural and psychic dangers implicit in the idea of militant religious nationalism.  Avijit Pathak

WORLD POLITICS / Thousands of persons gathered on the streets in Edinburgh and London to protest again Donald Trump’s visit to the UK. The ‘Baby Trump’ balloon was a significant reminder of public resentment against Trump’s policies and reflected the disagreement that people have with him. Kabir|

From politically engineered Iftar parties to the propaganda machinery politicians use - we find ourselves in the trap of falsehood. Is there a way out?

VIEWPOINT The citizens of a democratic nation are entitled to more than their right to cast votes; the nation state must ensure public accountability and people’s participation to sustain active democracies.

The Karnataka episode reveals once again our collective decadence .

Children are the building blocks of the nation and still their plight is of decadence and degradation in India.

Judge Loya’s son said that neither he nor his family members had doubts on anybody and that his father had died under natural circumstances. Last year the family had expressed suspicion and doubt over judge death but now they seem to be withdrawing these claims.

This year the election campaign in Gujarat had an element of surprise in it. The entire process of voter mobilization was not based on Hindutva politics or the promise of development however what took centre stage was the assertion of caste politics. The rise of Patidars under the leadership of Hardik Patel was a major factor to reckon with. With the resurgence of caste politics in such a dominant manner is the political landscape of the nation a fragmented reality?

Here is a reservation obsessed society. It nurtures the illusion that only by reserving seats for women in legislative assemblies we can move towards an emancipatory society. The New Leam persuades its alert readers to demystify this gimmick, and raise critical questions for creating a truly just society.