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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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BJP’s re-election in 2024 may consolidate an idea of India that is inherently un-democraticPremium Story
January 02,2023 06:42:04 AM
Today, the BJP is poised to force the substance of politics onto its opponents and once that exercise is complete, the transformation of India from the imagined constitutional democracy to a majoritarian regime will be complete
Fri, Jan 06, 2023
What will India’s collective self look like in the near future? Answer lies in the fate of one-party dominance
January 01,2023 18:00:25 PM
The liberal norm and majoritarianism are at odds and the latter is at the heart of the current regime’s ideological project. This dichotomy pitches today’s regime against all dimensions of the liberal ethic.
Sun, Jan 01, 2023
Suhas Palshikar writes: One hundred days of Bharat JodoPremium Story
December 21,2022 18:17:49 PM
It is not often that party politics is linked to politics in the larger sense. But Rahul Gandhi's Yatra seems to be underperforming in comparison to its own stated ambition
Thu, Dec 22, 2022
Suhas Palshikar writes: BJP’s victory in Gujarat has an afterlife that we must pay attention toPremium Story
December 08,2022 19:14:35 PM
Gujarat model of an Opposition-mukt polity is visible, with implications for political culture, not just party competition
Fri, Dec 09, 2022
Delhi MCD polls: Will bipolar contest replace 3-way fight?
December 02,2022 04:35:07 AM
While the rich and poor, women and men have different perceptions of the AAP, the party appears to have an edge heading into the civic body polls, finds a survey by CSDS-Lokniti.
Fri, Dec 02, 2022
India@75: As we celebrate the nation, we must also reflect on the mixed nature of our democracySign In to read
August 12,2022 19:55:57 PM
Suhas Palshikar writes: The individual as a political unit finds herself, and her rights, dwarfed by an expanding state and faltering institutions.
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Maharashtra swearing-in: Story of fall and risePremium Story
June 30,2022 18:14:46 PM
Suhas Palshikar writes: Collapse of MVA government resonates beyond state: It discredits efforts of Opposition unity, underscores crisis of state parties, signals expansion of BJP’s ideological claims.
Fri, Jul 01, 2022
What school textbook deletions tell us about the ruling establishment’s idea of democracy and its understanding of social sciencesPremium Story
June 22,2022 16:28:52 PM
Suhas Palshikar writes: The idea seems to be that by not mentioning inconvenient facts, the regime can not only run away from reality, but more importantly, ensure that students do not develop the critical faculty to look at society and politics.
Thu, Jun 23, 2022
Congress protests against ED summons to Rahul Gandhi show its misplaced priorities and weakened capabilitiesPremium Story
June 16,2022 14:29:29 PM
Suhas Palshikar writes: Congress could have tried to garner support from other non-BJP parties targeted by investigative agencies. Instead, it turned this into a simple agenda of protecting Rahul Gandhi
Sat, Jun 18, 2022
What the Prashant Kishor-Congress episode tells usPremium Story
April 30,2022 04:00:14 AM
Suhas Palshikar writes: It is symbolic of the party's abdication of centrist, non-sectarian politics. It also raises fundamental questions about nature of party politics
Sat, Apr 30, 2022
What voters are saying through BJP’s poll winsPremium Story
March 10,2022 17:29:04 PM
Suhas Palshikar writes: In terms of structure of competition, India’s polity is deep into the framework of single-party dominance
Sat, Mar 12, 2022
The hijab controversy is not about ‘secular’ reformPremium Story
February 21,2022 03:53:07 AM
Suhas Palshikar writes: It is necessary to understand it as part of a larger narrative or restructuring of India’s culture and society as envisioned by Hindutva votaries.
Mon, Feb 21, 2022
The 21st century challenge for democracyPremium Story
January 03,2022 23:41:44 PM
Suhas Palshikar writes: A renewed public discourse around questions of its meaning, repertoire, purpose and limits will have to be enriched.
Tue, Jan 04, 2022
How do we understand the spectacle at Kashi?Premium Story
December 17,2021 03:03:14 AM
Suhas Palshikar writes: The master-narrative unfolding through events like the inauguration of the Kashi-Vishwanath corridor popularises a new social contract for a Hindu state.
Thu, Dec 23, 2021
Making the House workPremium Story
November 29,2021 03:50:14 AM
🔴 Suhas Palshikar writes: When a government with a comfortable majority does not reach out, Opposition must step in.
Tue, Nov 30, 2021
The challenge that lies before the farmers’ agitationPremium Story
October 27,2021 03:16:30 AM
Suhas Palshikar writes: It needs to transform itself into a movement, aspire to transcend prejudices and bring out the sublime among the followers rather than allow them to remain passive participants unwilling to change themselves.
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
What recent cabinet reshuffles by BJP and Congress reveal about state of parliamentary democracyPremium Story
September 30,2021 03:10:58 AM
Suhas Palshikar writes: The message is chillingly pessimistic: They tell us that parties hope to win elections on contingent optics, tentative accommodations and last-minute shows of course correction rather than on the basis of policies, programmes or performance.
Fri, Oct 01, 2021
Why must non-BJP parties unite? It’s about more than their existencePremium Story
September 04,2021 04:00:18 AM
Suhas Palshikar writes: India’s self-hood and routine democratic politics are at stake. Opposition must recognise this.
Sun, Sep 05, 2021
India has lost sight of the dreams it dreamt at IndependencePremium Story
August 14,2021 03:23:04 AM
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?Premium Story
July 16,2021 03:00:35 AM
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 autonomyPremium Story
June 17,2021 03:50:03 AM
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 intentPremium Story
May 03,2021 03:23:14 AM
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 governancePremium Story
April 30,2021 04:00:08 AM
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 democratsPremium Story
March 17,2021 04:15:59 AM
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 separatedPremium Story
February 05,2021 02:25:40 AM
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