India's political parties
A study of democracy is incomplete without a study of one of its most fundamental components—political parties. In India, works on the country’s political parties so far have explored, among other things,
Political Parties
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Rice at Re 1 on Congress Menu for Success
Populism knows no inflation. Three decades after the legendary N.T. Rama Rao swept to power on the promise of rice at Rs.2 a kilo for the poor, the N. Kiran Kumar Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh is
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Winning hand? Cong embraces cash transfers
New Delhi: The Congress scrambled on Tuesday to put the stamp of its “hand” on ‘direct cash transfers’, calling it an election promise fulfilled and lining up Rahul Gandhi to lead the celebrations in the
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CPI-ML opposes nuclear power plant in Bihar
Patna, Nov 8 (IANS) The Communist Party of India Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) said Thursday it will oppose the setting up of a nuclear power plant in Bihar's Katihar district. "We are against the proposal
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To counter Centre’s LPG cap, BJP promises free induction heaters
The BJP has promised a free induction heater to every household in Himachal Pradesh, the highlight of a manifesto that has something for practically every section, including youths, farmers, students,
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Tragic plight of workers
With faltering industrial demand, workers are in a difficult situation with little room to manoeuvre. (Editorial)
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Accountability - Is it just a word?
The Comptroller and Auditor General's three recent reports have put the government in the dock. (Editorial)
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'Illegal land, illegal people'- The Chengara land struggle in Kerala
Landless dalits and adivasis have occupied parts of a corporate rubber plantation at Chengara in Kerala for five years. Despite being pressurised in various ways, they have held out, sticking to their
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Quest for water - Muslims at Mumbai’s periphery
An ethnography of everyday life in Shivaji Nagar, a predominantly Muslim slum locality in Mumbai, illustrates how its "Muslimness" complicates the residents' access to water, a commodified and politicised
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E-governance and corruption in the states
<p>A comparative evaluation of one-stop, computerised citizen service centres in various Indian states has been carried out in this paper to assess their efficacy. It is found that the outcomes of policies
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Decentralised governance reforms in primary education - Some reflections on West Bengal
Can decentralisation reforms in education achieve the goal of universal elementary education without removing the barriers of hierarchical social structure in West Bengal? A study based on fieldwork in