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Lal Krishna Advani’s Road To Bharat Ratna: From Gandhian Socialism To Rath Yatra; A Look Back

Snehashish RoyFebruary 5, 20240

On February 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that L K Advani, a veteran BJP leader, would be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, which is India’s highest civilian honour. PM Modi shared the news on his social media account and praised Advani for his monumental contribution to the development of India. Advani played a crucial role in transforming the Bharatiya Janata Party into a national political force in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The BJP emerged in 1980 after the Janata Party dissolved. In its first national conference, party president Atal Bihari Vajpayee underscored that the BJP was not a new incarnation of Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Instead, Vajpayee claimed the legacy of Jayprakash Narayan and declared Gandhian Socialism to be the party’s ...

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Interim Budget 2024: 6 Key Takeaways From Nirmala Sitharaman’s Speech; What Should You Know

Snehashish RoyFebruary 1, 20240

India's interim Budget speech for 2024 was completed by FM Nirmala Sithatraman within an hour. Here are the six key takeaways from the Budget 2024-25 documents based on the revised estimates for the current year and the Budget Estimates for the coming financial year. 1. The government expects the nominal GDP to grow for the coming financial year (2024-25), projecting India's nominal GDP to be Rs 3,27,71,808 crore, assuming 10.5% growth over the estimated nominal GDP of Rs 2,96,57,745 crore in the current financial year (2023-24). 2. The fiscal deficit has been reduced to a 5.8% level and the FM announced similarly ambitious targets for the FY25 — at 5.1% of GDP— and FY26 — at 4.5% of GDP. While this is welcome news, it leads to questions about how fiscal consolidation is being ac...

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Nitish Kumar’s Split From INDIA Bloc Dampens Opposition’s Caste Pitch, Revamps ‘Hindutva’ Tone

Snehashish RoyJanuary 29, 20240

Nitish Kumar's return to the NDA just before the Lok Sabha elections has significant implications for the BJP. As the mastermind behind Bihar's caste survey, he provided the blueprint for the Opposition's caste census call and social justice pitch against the BJP in 2024. Nitish also chaired the first meeting of the Opposition (INDIA) bloc in Patna in June 2023. This move not only gives the NDA a possible bump in Bihar's tally but also challenges the Opposition's strategy of countering Hindutva with social justice. This strategy has been the political commonsense of the Opposition since the early 1990s when an alliance of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati prevented the BJP from coming to power in 1993 in UP. Nitish's crossing comes soon after Karpoori Thakur was awarded the Bharat Ratna,...

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Tracking Bihar’s Political Pulse: Nitish Kumar Set To Shun RJD, Re-Join Old Ally BJP

Snehashish RoyJanuary 26, 20240

As the BJP signals its intention to join forces with the Janata Dal (United) once again, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to keep his position in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government with two BJP leaders as his deputies, following the 2020 Assembly elections outcome. The BJP may choose a leader from an Extremely Backward Class (EBC) as one of the Deputy CMs, possibly former Deputy CM Renu Devi who belongs to the Nonia community. Renu Devi made history in 2020 as Bihar’s first woman Deputy CM, but she lost her post in August 2022 when Nitish switched sides to Mahagathbandhan and toppled the NDA government. The party insiders say there is no consensus yet on the second Deputy CM. Some of the contenders are former Deputy CM and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi, cu...

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On 75th Year Of Republic Day, Let’s Take A Look Back At Its First: The Journey So Far

Snehashish RoyJanuary 26, 20240

The Republic of India came into existence on January 26, 1950. It was the culmination of more than a hundred years of nationalist struggle, and more than two years after Independence from British rule. India was now a sovereign, democratic republic, free to shape its destiny. As we celebrate the 75th Republic Day, we look back at the cold January morning in 1950 when India became a republic. From dominion to republic India’s Independence on August 15, 1947, did not mean a complete break from the British Empire. For over two years, India remained a British dominion, governed by the Government of India Act of 1935, and still loyal to the Crown. This changed on January 26, 1950. On that day, the Constitution of India, which had been drafted by the Constituent Assembly over nearly ...

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Turkey Clears Major Roadblock For Sweden’s NATO Bid: Why Was It Opposed Earlier?

Snehashish RoyJanuary 25, 20240

After Turkey’s parliament endorsed its membership on Tuesday (January 23), Sweden moved closer to joining NATO. All the current members have to agree for a new country to become part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Turkey and Hungary had been blocking Sweden’s entry for nearly two years. Why does Sweden want to join NATO? Sweden has maintained its neutrality for two hundred years, avoiding involvement in the two World Wars and the Cold War. In recent times, it became a member of the European Union and cooperated with NATO, but it did not show any interest in joining the military alliance that is opposed by its powerful neighbour, Russia. However, this neutrality was compromised after Russia invaded Ukraine. As public opinion shifted in favour of joining NAT...

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Bengal Split: Mamata Banerjee-Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Rift Has Bitter Past As Ex-Congress Colleagues

Snehashish RoyJanuary 25, 20240

The Opposition INDIA alliance is falling apart in West Bengal, where the Left parties have been opposing the TMC for a long time. This is because Mamata Banerjee, the TMC chief and the state’s Chief Minister, has announced that her party will go solo in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, leaving the Congress behind. The relationship between the TMC and the state Congress unit has been sour and bitter for years, especially between Mamata and the state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who are also the CM and the Leader of the Lok Sabha respectively. They have been hostile to each other for decades. Mamata, who is 69 years old and has been the CM three times, left the Congress and formed the TMC on January 1, 1998. Adhir, who is 67 years old and has been an MP from Berhampo...

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Nirmala Sitharaman Won’t Present A Full-Fledged Budget This Year; What’s The Reason?

Snehashish RoyJanuary 24, 20240

The 17th Lok Sabha’s final and short Budget session will take place from January 31 to February 9. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget for 2024-25 on February 1 during the session. However, she will not table the full budget in the Parliament, but only a vote on account or interim budget in the House. The reason for not presenting a full budget this year The Union government presents an Interim Budget in an election year, which shows the expected revenues and expenditures until a new government comes to power. This interim budget helps the government to meet its financial commitments. A new and complete Budget will be announced in July after the formation of the new government. An Interim Budget is also called a ‘vote-on-account’. Acc...

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Rahul Gandhi Faces Trouble: Assam CM Ask Police To Lodge Case Against Congress MP Dor ‘Stirring Up Crowd’

Snehashish RoyJanuary 23, 20240

On Tuesday, Assam’s chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered the state police to take legal action against Rahul Gandhi for “inciting the crowd” as Congress workers were prevented from entering Guwahati during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. “Such ‘Naxalite tactics’ have no place in Assamese culture. We are in a state of peace and harmony. I have asked @DGPAssamPolice to file a case against your leader @RahulGandhi for stirring up the crowd & use the video you have shared on your handles as proof,” the Assam CM posted on X (formerly Twitter). About 5,000 Congress workers, accompanied by Rahul Gandhi, attempted to enter Guwahati on Tuesday but were stopped by the police as the party resumed its main ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Assam today. This led to a confrontation bet...

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Lakshadweep’s Delicate Dance: Navigating Turbulent Tides of Politics and Environment

Sayani ChakrabortyJanuary 22, 20240

Under the crystalline waters of Lakshadweep lies a story of political conflict and ecological peril. Narendra Modi’s latest visit to this blissful archipelago not only causes a diplomatic crisis with Maldives but also reminds us of the poor state of the Lakshadweep ecosystem. The Social Media Storm: Lakshadweep vs. Maldives The result of Prime Minister Modi's efforts to demonstrate Lakshadweep’s beauty in the era of digital diplomacy was an unexpected social media war. As people began discriminating in favour of Lakshadweep compared to the Maldives, cries for a boycott emerged. In a fiery rejoinder, Maldivian politicians criticized Modi and Lakshadweep which led to approaches for temporary suspensions of business linkages in retaliation. The controversy not only added to the tension

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Electoral Alchemy: Decoding BJP’s Magic Recipe For Success In India’s Political Arena!

Sayani ChakrabortyDecember 19, 20230

It is indisputable that Narendra Modi's magnetic personality is the bedrock of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) electoral supremacy in India. As the party's public face during election campaigns, Modi does double duty: he controls the unhappiness with current BJP governments and helps to grow and strengthen the party's base of support. A Firm Basis for Achievement: Ideological Resilience The BJP's core support group is a key component for repeated electoral success, and a firm ideological basis offers just that. Even in the most economically depressed parts of India, the party has been able to win over voters from all walks of life, which is especially true in the Hindi-speaking regions. This has altered the political scene so that caste factors are less important now than they wer...

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PM Tells Parliamentarians To Drop ‘Ji’ From Modi, Says “Don’t Distance Me From Public” Checkout Deets!

SHIVANI UJJAINWALDecember 8, 20230

PM Modi asked all of the MPs to refer to him as Modi rather than "Modi Ji" during the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting. On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked all Members of Parliament to address him as Modi rather than "Modi Ji." "Don't distance me from the public by making me 'Modi ji'. "I am Modi," he said. Prime Minister Modi stated at the Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary Party meeting that the saffron party's victories in the three Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan were a group effort rather than an individual one. According to PM Modi, this was a group victory rather than an individual one. Additionally, the PM stated, "Don't distance me from the public by making me 'Modi ji'. "I am Modi," he said. PM Modi stated during th

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