Rifts in INDIA Alliance
Rahul Gandhi's campaign to sew back the torn fabric of the country is in danger of coming unstuck with two senior leaders of the alliance suddenly breaking ranks and turning…
Opposition Unity
The Tale of Two Faces Once Again!
The General Elections in India are due after about ten months from now. The country is gradually witnessing the changing political process that will reach its logical end in May…
‘INDIA versus Bharat’ or ‘India that is Bharat’?
BJP has been in power for the last nine years. The opposition parties have gradually realized that it is not ruling on the lines of the Constitution and neither for…
I.N.D.I.A. – Optics or Substance?
I believe our country must remain democratic and be governed by its current Constitution. I worry about the rising employment and costs of living. I feel concerned at the divisive…
Opposition Unity: Prospects and Pitfalls
It sure is heartening news that the long-awaited opposition unity has at long last materialized in the Bengaluru meeting.Most political parties that matter and oppose the BJP have come together…
Foundations and Future of ‘INDIA’ Political Alliance
In the nine years that have passed since the BJP-led Modi government assumed office, there has been little or no opposition to the Hindutva fascist doctrine at work in India.…
Obstacles To Unity
The elusive goal of opposition unity is a perverse reality for several reasons.First and foremost is that current lot of party-workers are far more driven by personal ambitions of power…
Opposition Unity: Will they, won’t they?
The second half of the thirties for the Weimar Republic in Germany was marked by both aspirations and apprehensions.The rise of the Nazis,with the connivance at their political thuggery by…
Rahul Gandhi’s Breakfast Meeting:- More than a Symbolic Step?
Let us accept it. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several opposition leaders appear to be stepping towards giving Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies a strong fight in the…
The Spectre of Opposition Unity
How,or indeed why, should parties that are bitterly opposed to each other,and come election time jump at each other's throat, are toying with the idea of of coming together,is a…
Opposition Unity: A Mirage or Reality?
Neerja Chowdhury under an appropriate title, “Can Didi become the Dada of national opposition? Mamata has advantages, but her disadvantages are more formidable”, had expressed her views on…
Opposition Unity and Politics Will be Greatly Helped By A Common Program
Opposition Unity and Politics Will be Greatly Helped By A Common Program Based on Justice, Equality, Communal Harmony, Democracy and Environment Protection India is passing through very difficult times. Partly…
Mamata’s Call for United Front: Can Democracy be saved in India?
As West Bengal Elections are on (April 2021), the heat of campaigning of the two major contenders, Trinmul and BJP has raised the political temperature in the state. BJP has…
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: A Perspective for Opposition Unity
I Before discussing the complex subject of opposition unity, it would be appropriate to look at some obvious facts. Firstly, there exists no opposition to the neo-liberal policies that…
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