https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-scaled.jpgOpinionBack in the 90’s, a small town Democrat from Arkansas made a daring bid to secure the American Presidency. The lesser known candidate faced the influential incumbent President George HW Bush and Billionaire Ross Perot in a three way contested elec...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionSince May 2023, Manipur has seen fresh bouts of crisis. What began as a protest over Scheduled Tribe status for a certain segment of the population has turned into full-blown ethnic violence. Hundreds of people were killed and the Indian Army had ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionOn 21 May 2023, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar addressed the meeting of party workers in Kolhapur and declared “We are the Big Brother.” Reminding the gathering that “Congress has 44 seats while we have 54”, Ajit Pawar essentia...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionOn 11th May 2023, the Supreme Court finally delivered its long-awaited judgment on Maharashtra’s political battle. Recognising the limitations posed by precedent of Nabam Rabia vs Deputy Speaker, SC referred the case to a larger bench for reconsid...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionIndian Presidency of G20 comes in at an apt time for Global geopolitics. Over the past couple of years, the Covid19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine conflict had led to key issues like sustainable development being sidetracked by the crisis management ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionDigital India–the flagship programme of the Narendra Modi government–had gained global recognition for the far-reaching impact it had on the delivery of government schemes. While the biggest success of the digital push has been the adoption of UPI...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/voters-cheated-time-to-amend-the-defection-law/August 17, 2022, 6:06 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/nitish-kumar-1-2-300x169.jpgOpinionThe anti-defection law doesn’t provide for defection after a pre-poll alliance.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionThe party’s philosophy of “nation first, party second and self last” was drilled into every cadre not just through words but through actions. In 1895, Swami Vivekananda was to give a public lecture in London. When it was time to stand up and speak...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionBack in 1975, the ruling Congress under Indira Gandhi had organised mass protests outside the PM’s house. The so-called “spontaneous rallies” and “people’s rallies” were against a high court ruling, which restrained the PM’s right to vote or draw ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionEver since the government announced the Agnipath scheme, a lot of undisciplined protestors have taken to the streets. In a democratic country, anyone is well within their rights to protest against any action of the government. However, the outrigh...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/bjp-pm-modi-and-new-economic-order/April 6, 2022, 6:49 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/98391164_6552_P_1_mr-1.jpgIndiaIndia is wary about West imposing its will on economic order and the government under Narendra Modi has always been a proponent of decentralisation of economic power globally as well as within the country https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionBack on 7 October 2001 when Narendra Modi was sworn in as Chief Minister for the first time, not many would have imagined that the day would gain significance not just in Gujarat but across the nation. Political observers would have felt justified...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionWhen developing the Ekatma Manav Darshan, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Ji proposed an integrated approach to the problems of mankind. In many ways, the philosophy proposed by Pandit Ji which Jan Sangh adopted as it’s official doctrine is the first of...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/india-should-uphold-indian-lifestyle-culture-even-in-jhatka-vs-halal-debate/September 22, 2021, 2:48 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dfb28bdb_4970_P_5_mr-1.jpgIndiaOnly those religious codes which don’t intervene with the lifestyle of other religious groups would be feasible in a democracy like India. As long as Muslims practise or prefer it in their private lives, there aren’t reasons to complain. However, ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a new population policy which seeks to incentivise those who help in population control. The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021 provides provisions to...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionThe pharma sector’s relentless lobbying for a favourable policy environment globally has achieved massive proportions as the world reels under the severe impact of Covid-19. The reply to the state government of Punjab by Moderna expressing refusal...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/maharashtra-back-to-square-one-with-second-lockdown-2/April 16, 2021, 2:48 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/7df8bf2b_2320_P_1_mr-1.jpgIndiaThe state government’s decision to impose another lockdown is not a wise one since the losses would outweigh the benefits. What the state needs to do instead is ramp up its health infrastructure and Covid-19 testing, while letting citizens lead no...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/maharashtra-back-to-square-one-with-second-lockdown/April 15, 2021, 6:44 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Webp.net-resizeimage-79-1.jpgIndiaThe state government’s decision to impose another lockdown is not a wise one since the losses would outweigh the benefits. What the state needs to do instead is ramp up its health infrastructure and Covid-19 testing, while letting citizens lead no...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionIndia’s left liberal elites with little knowledge of ground realities are at it again—this time in the name of farm laws. In what was a complete flop, Bharat Bandh call, the nation witnessed a desperate Opposition rallying up its misinformat...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/thackeray-govt-busy-stifling-freedom-of-expression-as-farmers-await-relief/November 9, 2020, 7:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/9027ae55_590_P_5_mr.jpgIndiaThe Maharashtra government is spending its entire energy in stifling dissent and freedom of expression. And its targets are not only the media, but the common people as well. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-election-campaign/May 11, 2024, 4:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ON3C5UZLPVOFZMZTPSII2P5SRU-300x200.jpgOpinionIn the April-June quarter, the Indian economy saw its worst contraction in the GDP, of 23.9%. In a global economy where the fraction of countries whose GDP per capita will sink is at its highest in 150 years, the contraction of the GDP in India wa...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/dubey-case-need-for-institutional-reforms/July 18, 2020, 6:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/vikas-dubey.pngIndiaVikas Dubey’s encounter has opened up a Pandora’s box and it’s up to the policymakers to seize the moment and make democracy robust.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-disconcerting-echo-of-a-chinese-whisper/June 26, 2020, 5:07 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ind-300x169.pngOpinionIt is necessary to de-escalate the situation at the borders but it’s equally important to play the game by understanding the enemy’s psyche.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/the-sushant-singh-syndrome/June 16, 2020, 5:10 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sushant-300x169.pngIndiaSushant Singh Rajput was a ‘Quintessential Outsider’ born as a smalltown boy from Bihar with big dreams, big talent and grit to not toe the line. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/new-normal-needs-new-thinking-approach/June 13, 2020, 5:13 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/thinking-approach-300x169.jpgIndiaThis is going to be the year of survival. The year is going to test your skills to live, to fight and to survive whether you are a human or a business.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/liberalisation-of-agriculture-the-end-of-the-licence-raj/June 6, 2020, 3:12 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Liberalisation-1-300x169.jpgIndiaThe end of the Licence Raj in agriculture will finally usher in indigenous innovation and a future that is digital.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/ayodhya-excavations-vindicate-hindu-position-for-centuries/May 27, 2020, 3:26 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/25-may-24-300x169.jpgOpinionThe dispute was a growing realisation that division among Hindus often worked to the benefit of foreign forces.