‘Which side are you on?’ – The IPL tagline juts out of the umpteen hoardings lining the flyovers. The banners full of flashy colours question your choice. For a country knit together with different coloured yarns…

They beat up people who were not from the same region.They are heavily criticized.Their leader is almost a hero for the youth of his region.The attacks on North Indians by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) last year were condemned, criticized and written off. Raj Thackeray, the young leader and president of the MNS

India is today the largest democracy in the world .But, we Indians should take some time off to analyze this fact. The picture has not been as rosy as it seems. Democracy is five decades old in India. But has it grown or is it moving in the right direction? India is undoubtedly the largest democracy. But is it a successful one?…

The federal political structure of India does not give its citizens dual citizenship- one for the country and one for the state. The makers of our constitution envisioned the country as one nation, with all its cultural, religious,…

Is the dominance of regional parties hindering India‘s emergence as a global superpower? This is one of the most important questions that one must ask because the small regional parties have a (potentially dangerous) control over government policies…

Gerald Cvetko once stated – “We don’t have professional burglars. We have opportunists.” One can find several examples of such individuals in Indian politics. But at the moment, I am astounded by the change in stance of the Samajwadi Party (SP) with regards to the nuke deal…