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Bhavdeep KangFree Press Journal |
Studies indicate that happier people are more inclined to vote than those who are depressed and unhappy
While citizens may not have much sympathy for incarcerated politicians, or be roused by abstract “threats to democracy”, they have no hesitation...
Ideologies do not contribute to anti-incumbency, given that the opportunistic behaviour of political parties across the board has resulted in...
Apart from wooing women and celebrities, the BJP’s campaign features ‘vikas’. It has pitched itself as the only party with a blueprint for the...
The state’s job is to level the playing field by ensuring that public spaces are safe for women, that those in unsafe domestic environments receive...
Palpably confident, as if to say ‘all is well’, the FM met expectations of a continued focus on infrastructure and fiscal consolidation, with no...
In schools, uniforms are intended to ensure that students interact with each other as equals and are not conditioned, at a formative stage, to regard...
In terms of theatrics and catering to Hindu sensibilities, the BJP hasn’t missed a trick, ensuring that across Bharat/India, viewers will be moved...
Woke is meant to be enhance awareness of injustice and prejudice, and should not be weaponised against any group.
On several counts, the South has certainly done better than the North, and deserves rewards for its superior indices, rather than getting the short...
The BJP’s hat-trick in the Hindi belt arguably cements its status as ‘the system-defining party’ in a One-Party Dominant (OPD) scenario. What...
Given Punjab’s acute financial crisis, which has worsened under the AAP government, it may not be able to emulate Haryana’s carrot-and-stick...
Voters are not averse to having a national-level player other than the BJP – the more the merrier – but no one would want a coalition at war with...
Reproductive rights implies the freedom to make decisions concerning one’s body without state interference: the right to decide when and how to have...
Politics and laws, having been crafted by men, have their own logic and lexicon whereby social justice has little to do with gender justice
As a result of its failure to decide on common candidates even in principle, the I.N.D.I.A alliance is beginning to look over-hyped. Visuals of...
In tabling the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’, the latest iteration of the Women’s Reservation Bill, the Narendra Modi government has taken a...
Putting a head of state on the mat rather than the red carpet is a weighty decision, but Trudeau left India with no option.