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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India to brief IAEA , NSG countries in joint session
Days ahead of the meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, India will brief the 35 nations who are part of the board as well as the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) countries in a joint session.
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There are some (young) people in BJP 100% for deal: Rahul
Deal Says if Govt falls acting in national interest, so be it JAYAS (AMETHI): Praising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "vision, tenacity and leadership' on the Indo-US nuclear deal, AICC general secretary and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi today said the deal was worth the risk and "desh hit mein sarkar gir jaye to gir jaye (if the government falls while acting in national interest, so be it)'. He, however, expressed confidence that the government would win the trust vote in Parliament on July 22.
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TRUST VOTE 6 DAYS TO GOFission & Fusion
CPI (M) Politburo member and Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said it is up to the Speaker to decide on his resignation. "The Speaker's office should not be sucked into controversies," he said. Two more pro-UPA jailed MPs
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Maya misusing power to mop-up support for anti-nuke deal camp'
Amidst the din of charges and counter-charges of horse-trading, Samajwadi Party on Tuesday took the issue to the Speaker's court, alleging that its MPs were being coerced into voting against the UPA government. SP leader in Lok Sabha Ramgopal Yadav and party general secretary Amar Singh met Speaker Somnath Chatterjee with a letter from its MP Akshay Pratap Singh who has claimed that he was being threatened with Pota if he voted for UPA.
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Amarinder writes to Badal : Wants Akalis to back PM on N-deal
Despite recent verbal duels over politics of vendetta, former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh wants Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal to show statesmanship on the July 22 motion of confidence in the Lok Sabha as he and his party did in passing the rivers waters agreements annulment Act some years ago.
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Somnath defies Karat, won't quit
Somnath Chatterjee has refused to quit, rebuffing CPM boss Prakash Karat, who wants him to resign as Speaker of Lok Sabha before July 22 so that Chatterjee can vote against the government in the floor test. Chatterjee, whom the party expected to step down, refused to yield, telling Sitaram Yechury that he would choose the timing of when to quit.
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Economy to stay sluggish, Bernanke tells Congress
In a long-awaited testimony to the Senate Banking Committee, Fed chief admits subdued growth WASHINGTON: Warning of the dual risks of a further slowdown and higher inflation, US Federal Reserve chairman Ben S Bernanke offered a gloomy assessment on Tuesday of any immediate prospect for improvement in American economic difficulties, including energy prices and instability in financial markets.
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A daily newsletter from the states Atram's case exposes MPs' antipathy towards wildlife
The chinkara hunting case in Pune that eventually led to the resignation of Maharashtra's Transport Minister Dharmaraobaba Atram, has brought to the fore worrisome aspects of wildlife governance in the country. With the kind of evidence that has surfaced over the past few days, the plot seems to have thickened for Atram.
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Inflation may hamper Cong's chance in getting more MPs
INFLATION, currently at 11.89%, certain to play spoilsport to the Congress' chance in the coming elections, may also hamper UPA's search for the requisite number of members to ensure a victory in next week's trust vote. Although the trust vote has been necessitated by the Left withdrawal of support to the government over the Indo-US nuclear deal, it is price rise that is a much more potent electoral issue.
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France to back India at IAEA meet
France will extend its support to India during the forthcoming meeting of the board of governors of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG), relating to the Indo-US nuke deal. This assurance was given last week by Caron Oliviera, director of external relations of French Atomic Energy Agency, to M R Srinivasan, a member of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and former chairman of AEC.