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Is India the biggest or the oldest democracy?

Shekhar Iyer As the International Day of Democracy on September 15 provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world, we in India get an opportunity to ask ourselves again: are we the biggest democracy or the oldest democracy in the world? Many believe that democracy as a political system goes back to ancient Greece, particularly Athens. Cleisthenes (508-507 BCE), the father of Athenian democracy, introduced a syste...

What does SC order on Rahul Gandhi mean for him and Congress?

Shekhar Iyer The Supreme Court's big relief to Rahul Gandhi by staying his conviction in a defamation case is just not about his re-entry into Parliament. Rather, it changes the dynamics within the Congress party as well as among the Opposition alliance partners, bringing him back to the forefront of the next Lok Sabha elections in 2024. News Analysis A “Rahul versus Modi” fight may again dominate the narrativ...

Drop your fears and look forward to 2023 with confidence, hope

Shekhar Iyer Some could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns. Others could be given a single weed and only see the wildflower in it, wrote famous author and blogger Amy Weatherly. Perception is a key component of everything. So it is for the question of how the New Year will be for us. Will our lives get better or worse? Will political cacophony drown us in despair or help us overcome our worst fears of rio...

From Desai to Modi: Making of Non-Congress governments -II

Shekhar Iyer As we try to understand our politics through the terms of Prime Ministers who held office in the last 75 years, two things stand out. The Congress dominated the national scene between 1966 to 1977 under Indira Gandhi, during which the Emergency lasted for 19 months. Morarji Desai became PM when the Lok Sabha elections were held after the Emergency was lifted. Indira Gandhi had a humiliating defeat. So th...

Politics through Prime Ministers' and not just political parties - 1

Shekhar Iyer As India completes 75 years since attaining Independence, one does wonder what has made difference to our political system all these years. Is it the conduct of our political parties for the good and bad in the cause of the people or the work of prime ministers who evolved as leaders from their beginnings in these parties? As they say, circumstances make men but men also create circumstances that evolve ...

Why is Modi's interaction with "exam warriors" not politics?

Shekhar Iyer Every year just before the onset of exam seasons, Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes live to interact with school students and teachers across the country. He hears out their queries regarding tackling examinations, and bursting stress associated with it and offers tips on facing challenges ahead. Called Pariksha Pe Charcha' the event shows an otherwise busy Modi taking time off his tight sch...

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