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M.g. Devasahayam

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For the First Time, India's Elections Are Under International Scrutiny

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Arindam Bagchi had summarily rejected the “concerns” raised by UN High...

01.04.2024 50

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By Dismissing Doubts Over EVMs, EC Must Know It Can't Promise a Free and Fair Elections

While announcing the schedule for the 18th Lok Sabha elections on March 16, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar snubbed the Doubting...

19.03.2024 10

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The National Human Rights Commission is a Wolf in Wolf's Clothing

Democracy, the highest form of human rights, is at peril in India today. The 2023 V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden report...

07.03.2024 20

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The Case for Bringing Paper Ballots Back

Electronic voting machines (EVMs) have been the subject of public questioning for weeks now. People have argued for the return to paper ballots, as is...

13.02.2024 20

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The Christmas ‘Party’ That Turned Sour

The ‘Hail-Modi’ Christmas ‘party’ for a select group of Christian busybodies who consider themselves ‘leaders’ has backfired. Despite...

07.01.2024 60

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Election Commission Must Recognise VVPAT Paper Trail is Central to Infusing Trust in EVMs

At the first joint protest of the 28-party Opposition Alliance INDIA, on December 22, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called for unity, saying...

30.12.2023 20

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Are India’s Elections Free and Fair?

In the wake of the recent assembly elections in five states, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured victories in three states and the Congress...

11.12.2023 9

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India’s ‘Amrit Kaal’: Hunger, Inequity and a $30-Trillion Economy

So goes a Press Information Bureau (PIB) note issued on 29 November, 2023: “The Cabinet led by Prime Minister has decided that the Central...

02.12.2023 7

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Decaying Institutions and Diminishing Democracy of the Indian Republic

Ratification of the constitution enters its platinum year on November 26 and so is the Indian Republic. This is the occasion for adult citizens of...

25.11.2023 10

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