IPA Special
Two Elections In Two Democracies Have Lessons For Indian Polity
By D. Raja We just saw two election results. One was the defeat of the blatantly anti-people, pro-corporate, racist right-wing authoritarian Donald Trump in the US presidential elections by the Democrat Joe Biden. This should send a huge message to all right-wing parties and leaders who try to...
Ever-Growing Reach Of ‘Digital Republics’ Poses Challenge
By K Raveendran The fight against misinformation and fake news on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and others is apparently entering a decisive stage, with the government reportedly floating a tender to invite agencies for providing solutions and services related to fact verification and...
PTI Of Imran Khan Strnegthens Its Position In Gilgit-Baltistan Polls
By Sankar Ray Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf bagged ten out of 23 seats that went to poll in the Gilgit-Baltistan provincial assembly elections on Sunday. Political analysts most of whom foresaw a three-party neck-to-neck contest among PTI, Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League...
Process Of Making Full Use Of Covid Vaccines Will Be Long
By Dr. Kafeel Khan As coronavirus cases surge around the world, hospitals are getting overstretched and economies, gasping. Within a week, there was good news from two US-based companies and both were to do with the much-awaited vaccine that spells hope in these dire times. The first...
Germans Assessing The Emerging Relationship Of Govt With Biden Presidency
By Victor Grossman Beginning from November 3 the day of presidential elections in USA, countless Germans also waited, full of angst, for final numbers from distant Ohio, Wisconsin, Arizona – while many puzzled over the mysteries of the Electoral College. (Does it have dormitories or offer a...
BJP Leadership Is Going The Wholehog In Challenging Mamata In 2021 Polls
By Kalyani Shankar West Bengal is moving towards a personality clash between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming Assembly elections. Both have evolved as cult figures. With no tall state leaders in Bengal, the BJP has followed this formula of a...
BSP To Woo Most Backward Castes For Next Assembly Polls
By Pradeep Kapoor With the appointment of Bheem Rajbhar as state president of Uttar Pradesh BSP, Mayawati has made it clear that it would concentrate on most backward casts to expand its support base for next assembly polls scheduled in 2022. Mayawati replaced Munqad Ali MP...
The Judicial Standards And Accountability Bill Needs Review
By Yash Agarwal It was in late 1979 when Justice P.N. Bhagwati, in Hussainara Khatoon Vs State of Bihar case, set off the phenomenon that Public Interest Litigations (PILs) evolved to become what it is today. Brought about by a substantial relaxation in the traditional interpretation of...
New Biden Presidency Has To Work For 99 Per Cent Of Americans
By Sen. Bernie Sanders I am very proud of the hard work that the progressive community put into electing Joe Biden as our next president. And let’s be clear: This election was not just a normal election between two candidates. It was much more important than...
Ideological Battle Erupts In Democratic Party After Poor Performance
By Lichi D’amelio After what felt like the longest presidential campaign in US history — amid a pandemic, no less — the Democratic Party escaped defeat. Sort of. The dust has yet to fully settle, but the disasters down ballot point to a House and Senate where...
