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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Inflation threat is exaggerated
THE rate of inflation has soared into the double digits. This has set alarm bells ringing. News channels beam the bad news into homes through the day and this creates a pervasive sense of gloom. Double digit inflation has been associated with the collapse of economic growth. Many wonder whether the present bout of inflation augurs the end of the high growth phase of the past five years.
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Rescind the land transfer
Preserve The Political Gains In Kashmir
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We have a situation in J&K
Three Killed; PDP May Pull Out; Azad Stops Construction On Forest Land Transferred To SASB Masood Hussain SRINAGAR TWO persons were killed and over 76 injured in police firing in Kashmir on Wednesday, the third consecutive day of protest against the J&K government's decision to transfer forest land to Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB)
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It's Pinching Everyone
Here's what the government must do to tackle inflation Bhaskar Dutta Warwick: I wrote in this column a couple of months ago that the rate of inflation had just crossed 7 per cent, and went on to add that this was the highest price rise witnessed in the previous 40 months. There was an air of acute despair amongst top Congress leaders since no easy options seemed to be available to the government to control the surge in prices of a wide range of commodities, including most unfortunately staple food items.
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Left warns SP of Muslim backlash if it backs deal
Sources have claimed that Sonia fully appreciated the concern of allies, there was no mistaking that the tough anti-early-polls position suits Congress. It is in no better shape to face an election and would not like to risk that for the nuclear deal, but is hamstrung to admit so for the fear of contradicting the PM in public.
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UNPA meet soon to discuss nuke deal, says Mulayam
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party, whose role could be crucial in a trial of strength in the Lok Sabha in case Left parties withdraw support to the UPA government at the Centre, on Monday kept its cards close to the chest on its stand saying a meeting of the UNPA will be convened soon to discuss the nuclear deal issue. "We are in touch with leaders of UNPA allies and a date will be fixed soon according to the convenience of all including SP general secretary Amar Singh who is currently on a foreign tour,' SP president Mulayam Singh Yadav told reporters here.
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Worried allies turn to Sonia to prevent nuclear fallout
Bhaskar Roy Facing the prospect of the UPA government's sudden collapse as a consequence of inking the India-US nuclear deal, the allies on Monday brought pressure on the Congress leadership to prevent such a fallout and pointed to more urgent issues like prices and oil market volatility.
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India to restart Iran pipeline talks, but Left unimpressed
Forward movement on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project has failed to enhance the UPA government's comfort level with the Left parties even though they have welcomed it.
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Allies ready to underwrite N-truce
They Are Willing To Assure Left That Govt Won't Operationalize Deal Desperate to stave off polls amid double-digit inflation and with a reinvigorated BJP as their rival, Congress's UPA partners are willing to assure the Left that they would not let the government take steps to operationalize the nuclear deal if it was allowed to seal the safeguards agreement with International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Uranium issue on table with Oz: Pranab
Canberra: India has said it will raise the issue of uranium sale with Australia as external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Sunday to carry forward the momentum in bilateral ties and ink two key treaties on extradition and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. "We are going to discuss all the issues of our expanding cooperation. We are going to review the uranium