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Suhas Palshikar
The writer taught political science at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, and is chief editor of 'Studies in Indian Politics'.
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India has lost sight of the dreams it dreamt at IndependenceSubscriber Only
August 14, 2021 03:23 IST
Suhas Palshikar writes: We mistook dreams for fulfilment and wandered onto the highway of denial and erasure. To course-correct, India needs a re-imagined politics.
Sat, Aug 14, 2021
How do we address the complicated claims of backwardness by various politically powerful castes?Subscriber Only
July 16, 2021 03:00 IST
Suhas Palshikar writes: It's a task best left to a third backward classes commission. The question is, are we ready for it?
Fri, Jul 16, 2021
With BJP in Delhi, states must find ways to regain autonomySubscriber Only
June 17, 2021 03:50 IST
Suhas Palshikar writes: How can the states retrieve their autonomy? One can imagine four routes to a return to a semblance of federal politics — fiscal strength, governance, political strength and regional identity
Thu, Jun 17, 2021
TMC win can give new life to anti-BJP politics, but Opposition needs greater clarity about intentSubscriber Only
May 03, 2021 03:23 IST
In the absence of clarity on why they oppose the BJP, the non-BJP parties will be doing a great disservice to the democratic character of our politics even if they choose to come together to form a non-BJP front
Mon, May 03, 2021
Behind the pandemic’s devastation is a monumental failure of governanceSubscriber Only
April 30, 2021 04:00 IST
From a long and inhuman lockdown to political blame game and one-upmanship, here are five instances of misgovernance during the last 15 months
Fri, Apr 30, 2021
Two homegrown questions for Indian democratsSubscriber Only
March 17, 2021 04:15 IST
How does one handle domestic criticism of the corrosion of democracy in India? How do we understand democracy?
Wed, Mar 17, 2021
From Delhi’s borders, govt sends out a message: Power and people are clearly separatedSubscriber Only
February 05, 2021 02:25 IST
It is increasingly clear that the government is bent on both maligning the agitation and, more generally, delegitimising the idea of protest and popular agency.
Fri, Feb 05, 2021
Why siege of Capitol in Washington DC resonates closer home, carries lessons for us allSubscriber Only
January 12, 2021 03:19 IST
The US experience indicates that democracy requires continuous caution. But perhaps the least learned lesson at home in India is about the comparative pathology of such autarchy lurking in our midst.
Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Farmers’ protest may be bringing a small beginning of normal politics, of negotiation and compromiseSubscriber Only
December 11, 2020 03:02 IST
Suhas Palshikar writes: In itself, a prime minister agreeing to negotiate is not a shortcoming, but after having built an aura of non-negotiability about his wisdom, a settlement would mean the first step in converting the all-powerful and all-knowing supreme leader into a more routine political player.
Fri, Dec 11, 2020
Decoding the close Bihar election 2020 verdictSubscriber Only
November 12, 2020 03:42 IST
Bihar Assembly election results 2020: Held against the backdrop of the pandemic, the Bihar contest was also one of the closest in recent times. In this post-poll survey, Lokniti-CSDS unpacks the many aspects of NDA’s narrow victory over the Mahagathbandhan — caste & community, confidence in Modi, and women voting more for NDA.
Thu, Nov 19, 2020
BJP’s Bihar performance sets template for its expansion in statesSubscriber Only
November 11, 2020 04:00 IST
The popularity of Modi seems to be a stable factor in the BJP’s electoral politics. So much so that he has transformed into a brand. Like a brand, he can be used in any state, any context and against any competition.
Wed, Nov 11, 2020
The Hathras case is symptomatic of the disappearance of Dalit politicsSubscriber Only
October 16, 2020 03:05 IST
Suhas Palshikar writes: Dalit politics is caught between balancing concerns of political power and altering its social dynamics.
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
SAD exit from NDA may not hurt BJP much but will shake up political gameSubscriber Only
September 30, 2020 03:30 IST
The isolation would allow the BJP to more openly march towards where it has been itching to move in the past year or so — an ideological position that openly defies the Constitution and a political practice that rejects all democratic norms.
Wed, Sep 30, 2020
At Ayodhya, we will see dismantling of the old, and the bhoomi pujan of the new republicSubscriber Only
August 04, 2020 03:00 IST
If the BJP is guilty of dismantling the republic, all other parties are silent approvers. Like in the case of the most ardent opponent of majoritarianism, the epitaph for India’s slowly dying republic could also be “Hey Ram”.
Tue, Aug 04, 2020
Congress fumbling, as in Rajasthan, could end up being catalyst for spurt of regional partiesSubscriber Only
July 20, 2020 03:45 IST
Suhas Palshikar writes: It would be interesting to see whether the Congress seeks to move in the direction of a more federal handling of factionalism without necessarily allowing state-level factions to hijack the state units. But if what is happening in Rajasthan is mere drift, then it seems more than likely that leaders like Pilot, from many states, might consider forming their own state parties.
Mon, Jul 20, 2020
Will there be a George Floyd moment in India’s public life?Subscriber Only
June 11, 2020 03:39 IST
India seems to have lost that urge to consistently relate to injustice as an assault on democracy. Be it plight of migrants or minorities, their failure to strike wider chord tells truths about us.
Thu, Jun 11, 2020
Amid pandemic, politics needs to resume in its core sense — politicians, parties need to connect with peopleSubscriber Only
May 23, 2020 00:15 IST
In Opposition, non-BJP parties have been lazy in not responding politically at all. It took two full months for the UPA and some other non-BJP parties even to think of talking formally to each other.
Sat, May 23, 2020
Minimise democracy, maximise interfaith distance, maintain aloofness from poor — may be the new normalSubscriber Only
April 22, 2020 00:35 IST
Equally disturbingly, the lockdown has ensured that the class-chasm would become more real, more sharp and yet politically infructuous. The overwhelming support that the lockdown has received among India’s middle classes is noteworthy not just because of the gullibility of that class but also because of its complete lack of social connection to anything beyond itself.
Wed, Apr 22, 2020
An eerie quiet: At the stroke of midnight on March 24, India suspended ‘politics’Subscriber Only
April 01, 2020 00:30 IST
We should brace ourselves not only for the deep impact the coronavirus crisis will have on routine lives and the economy; this crisis will also leave its imprint on the idea of the public and our politics.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
Scindia’s move to BJP needs to be seen as the routine task of maximising political gainsSubscriber Only
March 12, 2020 00:30 IST
The two handsome victories of the BJP must have told the political class that the tide of popular sentiment is turning in favour of a particular set of beliefs. Broadly identified as Hindutva nationalism, this new political culture does not have much patience for ideas of inclusion, diversity, compassion and co-existence.
Thu, Mar 12, 2020
Delhi Assembly elections 2020: How the capital voted — and whySubscriber Only
February 13, 2020 01:40 IST
Takeaways from AAP victory: Governance matters most in state polls, having a popular face is crucial, emotive issues take backseat to govt performance
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
By ignoring ideological questions, AAP remains within BJP’s frameworkSubscriber Only
February 12, 2020 04:02 IST
AAP's win in Delhi elections provides relief, hope. But the romance with the Delhi outcome must halt.
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
CAA protests have inspired a new vocabulary of citizenship, but the Republic needs much moreSubscriber Only
January 25, 2020 00:15 IST
An agitation that began in response to an assault on the constitutional idea of citizenship has opened the doors for redefining the idea in a manner that would have made the Republic’s founding fathers proud of today’s protesters.
Sat, Jan 25, 2020
Explained: How Jharkhand Assembly elections result fits into a patternSubscriber Only
December 26, 2019 04:30 IST
In keeping with recent trends across the country, this Assembly poll saw a focus on local issues and a limited influence of the central leaders of parties, particularly the BJP.
Thu, Dec 26, 2019
Despite losing assembly elections, BJP has been successful in setting the agendaSubscriber Only
December 24, 2019 04:00 IST
BJP loses another state, but continues to make its opponents become more like BJP to fight it
Tue, Dec 24, 2019Journalism of Courage
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