Some of them are simply called infotainment programs, perhaps in an attempt to dilute the intensity that comes with the notion of satire. Perhaps the people working on it choose to reiterate that they intend to keep the act simple and bias-free
The BJP manages to run and maintain pro-poor welfare schemes while also furthering its pro-business and MGMG agenda because they have tailored their welfare schemes in a way that would appeal to the middle classes and proponents of neoliberalism
How does the BJP government that posits itself as neoliberal and pro-business, manage to not only maintain existing welfare schemes but also launch new ones?
It is in this sphere of bolstering women’s leadership and empowering our agency that I now work in. I am at the intersection of academia and policy. As an academic and a current student of international history, I realize that women’s voices and narratives have been absent and systematically marginalized from intellectual discourse. Fighting patriarchy that pervades academic writing and narratives is a conscious choice and commitment.
Pressure Groups in the USA were found to be more successful than the UK, as the Cabinet with agenda-setting, coalitional-cohesion, the confidence of the House created strong incentives for it to legislate for majoritarian voters instead of special interests.
As the rhetoric all around us flare up the sentiment for aggressiveness and confrontation, it might at this point of time serve us to remember what war actually does.
However critical many Indians may feel about the viability of elections in India, it has proved to be a potent weapon for empowering the voiceless and bringing about remarkable changes in the country and the lives of millions.
It is foolish to think that any relief aid is either apolitical or unincentivized. Relief, by definition, is political. Imagine water tankers during a crisis, those which start from posh elite regions to finally reach the comparatively less well to do and underprivileged.
Mob lynching is a social disease whose doctor and the host is society itself. The otherwise common man can be a culprit in lynching if he cannot control his emotions. Sometimes it is his religion, and sometimes it is a rumor about something which incites him.
Democracies are like sand-castles, and they crumble down when they face a reactionary tide, emotions such as indignation and resentment take the reactionaries away from the present to a time-frame where the framework of morality itself changes, thereby providing them the scope to justify any radical action. It is important to engage with reactionary ideas for their loathe for the present, if went un-noticed and unengaged, might turn into a political storm.
The 20th-century politics majorly revolved around one question: How do we organize modern states? The same question in the 21st century poses a dilemma with regards to the democracies. Towards the end of the last century, liberal democracy triumphed over Fascism and Communism. The rise of populist leaders today marks a dangerous advent towards which…
The usage of Triple Talaq has been a subject of long-standing debates. It was a form of Islamic divorce that allowed a husband to divorce their wife instantly at one sitting by saying ‘Talaq’ three times- either in spoken, written, or, more recently, electronic forms such as telephone, SMS, email, and social media. It was…
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