Hits and Misses Rahul Gandhi has not yet been anointed back to the position of Congress president, which he had given up after leading the party to a massive defeat in the general elections two years back. He had refused to withdraw his resignation despite entreaties to do so by party elders as well as […]
Author: bisaini
Not caste/religion but bread/butter issues to decide coming elections
It is amusing the way a narrative is being built by the electronic media that commutations/combinations of castes and communities will decide the coming Assembly elections in five states. It is noticeable especially in Uttar Pradesh, the crucial state, which has the largest representation in the Lok Sabha, the lower House of Parliament. Every day, […]
Narendra Modi and Kashmir Unity
More than 14 months after the abrogation of Article 370, which guaranteed Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, almost all mainstream Kashmir political parties have come together to work for the restoration of the special position. What was unthinkable earlier has now happened. The National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party had been bitter rivals in […]
Akalis give up on BJP-Punjab Perspective
Faced with diminishing returns from the National Democratic Alliance, NDA, the Shiromani Akali Dal has ended its long partnership with the BJP. Ostensibly, the move comes in the wake of the Narendra Modi dispensation’s decision to persist with the so-called farm sector reforms despite widespread opposition from the farming community. The Akali Dal leaders, the […]
FROM #DOUBLE ZERO TO #DOUBLE N
Following the cold response to her first budget, Nirmala Sitharaman has been coming out with weekly steps, mostly announced on Fridays, to undo some of the measures announced in the budget. Two of the steps announced in the last few weeks are significant. One was the announcement on August 23 to end the surcharge […]
#DoubleSpeak on National Integration
The double speak of the #Narendra Modi-Amit Shah dispensation on national integration is really astounding. On the one hand, they are, day in and day out, hammering the point that they have brought about complete integration of India by revoking #Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. In this context, they have been mentioning repeatedly that there […]
#Kejriwal’s Dilemma
As elections in the National Capital Territory are approaching, #Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been coming out with statements indicating support for the Narendra Modi –Amit Shah led Union Government on national issues. A few days back, he supported the BJP led Central Government’s decision to dilute #Article 370 governing #Jammu and Kashmir’s special […]
#Budget Rollback may not lift the economy
Faced with widespread criticism of the economy stagnating and the stock markets tanking, the #Narendra Modi government has rolled back several of the new provisions enforced through this year’s Union budget. The most significant was the surcharge on tax on #foreign portfolio investors as well as domestic enterprises. This had resulted in an almost […]
#CONGRESS DILEMMA ON AAM AADMI PARTY
The Congress is busy tying up alliances or #seat sharing deals with other political parties in the states, where it is not strong, but is in two minds on an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. #Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP, which is ruling the NCT, has indicated its […]
#ADVANTAGE BJP IN DELHI
With the #Aam Aadmi Party and the #Congress dithering over entering into a seat sharing deal, the BJP looks set to have the upper hand in Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats in the general elections due in a couple of months’ time. It is advantage BJP in the National Capital Territory. Till a year […]