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Gandhian step
sach bolna mana hai | December 25th 2009 by jayram
Gujrat is rapidly going to be ideal state of india. This happens, when a political will works. State legislature passed compulsory voting in civic elections act. This shows real commitment of the government, for the citizen. This is very surprising t read more
But why the fuss?
pakmove | December 23rd 2009 by moeed talal
By Sahibzada Shoaib NoorIndia Today, in its June 2009 issue, provided some interesting facts about the newly elected MPs of the 15th Lok Sabha. According to the magazine, the 15th Lok Sabha is the richest ever Lok Sabha to be elected in India's elect read more
Women’s Political Struggle in Nepal: a Shared History of South…
Under Cabinet TV Reviews | December 22nd 2009 by Grissom
Womenâs Political Struggle in Nepal: a Shared History of South Asia Dr.Kedar Karki Nepal is a small, landlocked Himalayan State, placed between India and China. Its population of over 18 million is predominantly rural. Since its unification 200 read more
Human Rights Violations in India
Pakistan News | December 22nd 2009 by Asif Khalil
Human Rights Violations in India :- From1511 to 1648 when Europe witnessed a prolonged arena of barbarism, religious bigotry and intolerance, culminating into beastly violence, the Treaty of Westphalia was concluded in 1648 in order to maintain the n read more
Pakistanis blame the current bloody wave of bombings in their nat…
Pakistan Punch blogspot | December 21st 2009 by Moin Ansari
On my office wall hang photos of yours truly with Pakistan's last four leaders. Two -- Zia ul Haq and Benazir Bhutto -- were murdered. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was ousted in a military coup led by photo number four, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, w read more
The coming food scarcity
Airguns Trinidad and Tobago | December 21st 2009 by Trini Funshooter
Would you want your mother, sister or daughter lining up for emergency food supplies?It is estimated by some that food will become scarce in 2010-2011. US Dept of Agriculture trend forecasts support this view. If this is true, then the laws of supply read more
Mandatory to vote?
Bourgeois Inspirations - Blog about India, the state and the… | December 21st 2009 by Ruchi Gupta
Posted in Politics and Government Tagged: BJP, Congress, democracy, elections, Gujarat, india, local elections, mandatory voting, municipal, Narendra Modi, panchayat read more
Indian House Passes Five Bills in Five Minutes
Pakistan News | December 19th 2009 by Asif Khalil
NEW DELHI: The lower house of the world’s largest democracy India passed five important pieces of legislation within five minutes. Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government rushed through five laws in the Lok Sabha, bypassing all de read more
The Democracy Delusion
Desicritics | December 17th 2009
62 years of independence. 59 years of a Republic. And on a more personal level, 22 years of writing numerous essays which referred India as a democracy and more recently, as the largest functional democracy on the planet. These figures today, ironica read more
Telangana state to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh
boopathi's world | December 17th 2009 by boopaathirajan
India’s plan to carve a Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh on Dec. 11 sparked statehood demands in other parts of Asia’s third largest economy in a new challenge to the Congress party-led government.In a surprise move, the government announced read more
Telangana: State meant of purpose?
Harshal's pointless view | December 16th 2009 by Harshal
Democracy is for the people, of the people and by the people. But does democracy mean a person sitting for fast for some reason and then government accepting the terms, isn't it interesting? But certainly government doesn't listen to every person sit read more
The Great Indian Tamasha
Love Story and Politics | December 16th 2009 by Kanav Sharma
Running successfully all over India, since 15th August, 1947-Terrorism. The alarm has started ringing, the red signal has been dispatched, boundaries have spread, and finally the terror is unleashing at a scale never before. From the valleys of Kash read more
Sorry, No Blacks, Er, Irish, Er, Indians Allowed
The Agonist | December 15th 2009 by Sean-Paul Kelley
Sad commentary on how the Indians see other, lower class Indians, and how they see themselves: I switched on my mail, and clicked on the attachment. I couldn’t believe what I saw. Was I in India, 62 years after gaining independence, and years after read more
Just A Series Of Middling Thoughts
The Commentator | December 12th 2009
From the Canadian International Development Agency. There it is: Aid to China. While not on the list of "priority" countries I still don't get why they should get any dough. India, another massive economy, gets some love too but at least th read more
The only common link between India and USA....
The Indian World | December 11th 2009 by Parth Dave
India may not compete with the US on economic terms, but it is ever-ready to form 50 states just like U.S.A..... We have our Union Government initiating the process for the creation of a new state, Telangana just because a political head in Andhr read more
On India
Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman | December 9th 2009 by Matt
Why India has a long way to go before I will believe in its long-term economic success:We live in a democracy, but it is not for Muslims. We live in silent dictatorship. -- an Indian Muslim lamenting the failure of inter-faith cooperatio read more
[wvns] India: The Largest Democracy?
MakeHeadline.com | December 7th 2009
India: The Largest Democracy?Arundhati Roy Disturbs Democratic Daydreaming, book reviewBy Trond OverlandDecember 5, 2009www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=16412Arundhati Roy is an unusual Indian woman. Instead of acting the graceful read more
India: The Largest Democracy? Arundhati Roy Disturbs Democratic D…
Current Affairs | December 7th 2009 by Junaid Alee
Book review by Trond Overland Arundhati Roy is an unusual Indian woman. Instead of acting the graceful upholder of traditional values, she goes on challenging the hard core of establishment thinking. Roy is India’s leading commentator on suc read more
News from BBC
hackers.ath.cx | December 7th 2009
NHS IT system to be scaled back iPhone orchestra ready for debut Grid helps tune tiny transistors Google to offer property service Bing search site suffers outage Mobiles 'not causing brain risk' Record solar plane's first 'hop&# read more
India: The Largest Democracy? Arundhati Roy Disturbs Democratic D…
Pak Alert Press | December 7th 2009 by Noureen
Book review by Trond Overland Arundhati Roy is an unusual Indian woman. Instead of acting the graceful upholder of traditional values, she goes on challenging the hard core of establishment thinking. Roy is India’s leading commentator o read more
War on people in Manipur
Inpui | December 6th 2009 by Nahai Hmar
Statement delivered by Malem Ningthouja, on behalf of Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur) at the Convention Against War on People on 4 December 2009 in New Delhi. Most of us are concerned about the escalating scale of wa read more
The Republic of India
Luxurious | December 6th 2009 by Whatsoever What
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, and the second-most populous country in the world.Bounded by the Indian Ocean on read more
Challenges to Democracy in India
ExRussian | December 5th 2009 by Devi Daksina Putra
Bangalore-based historian Ramachandra Guha often tells the story of Neville Maxwell, the Times correspondent who came to India to cover the fourth parliamentary polls in 1967, and reported only despair. “The crisis is upon India,” Maxwell read more
Indian democracy becomes a field of war
Anoop Kumawat | December 3rd 2009 by Anoop Kumawat
The fracas in the Maharashtra assembly has attracted widespread condemnation from political parties and commentators of all stripes. The physical attack on Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi by four Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) MLAs was "a mockery read more
Developing nations to cut emissions
Sustainable development and much more | December 3rd 2009 by Edouard Stenger
India, the most populated nation and largest democracy announced it would cut its greenhouse gases emissions by 20 to 25 percent by 2020 or 2030. As you can see, the targets are very wide. This happens as China decided to cuts the carbon intensity of read more
25 years of shame
Sociologias | December 2nd 2009 by José Marques dos Santos
Praful Bidwai The government’s deplorable response to the Bhopal gas disaster and its attempt to shield the polluter constitute a blot on India's democracy. read more
Bollywood rebuffed at White House
Hot Hollywood, Bollywood, Tollywood Actress news and updates | December 1st 2009 by ravinder
Indo-Americans have applauded US President Barack Obama for honoring India in his first state dinner held at White House in Washington DC (USA) on November 24. Acclaimed Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said t read more
Negotiating American Style
The Roar of the Rajan | December 1st 2009 by tina
“If Islamabad cannot deliver against terrorists, Washington may be impelled to use any means at its disposal” President Barack Obama. It’s poignant that Uncle Sam never learns from his mistake – Cold War, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cuba, Ira read more
Prospects for Democratization in Myanmar: Impact on India
Indian Defence Review | December 1st 2009 by Minh Huynh
According to the military junta that rules Myanmar,1 the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) is on the cusp of the completion in 2010 of its self-ordained “roadmap” to a form of “democracy” in the country - an election, read more
INDIA'S DEMOCRACY NOW ONLY 'BY THE PEOPLE'
INDIA RETOLD | December 1st 2009 by Vinod Sharma
If the Parliament is the supreme symbol of the model of democracy that we blindly copy-pasted nearly 60 years ago, then it is dead. And death has not come due to a sudden stroke or seizure; it has... An analysis of the political, societal and securi read more
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