Archive for the “Politics” category
We Must Boycott the Fundamentally Discriminatory Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens
by Ritwik on December 18, 2019
India’s Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and the National Register of Citizens are fundamentally discriminatory against Muslim immigrants and must be boycotted.
Continue ReadingStone Cold Donald Trump
by Ritwik on October 21, 2019
Donald Trump’s “bad” behavior is part of a consciously crafted strategy of appearing one with the people and strikingly different from the Establishment.
Continue ReadingQuotas for the poor: All optics, no substance (or, Jumla #420)
by Ritwik on January 10, 2019
Quota for the poor is another monument to Modi’s ability to get the optics right and energize his voter base, but not deliver anything substantial.
Continue ReadingWhy Government Surveillance of Political Funding Imperils Democracy
by Ritwik on April 27, 2018
The presence of unique secret codes on electoral bonds raises the spectre of government monitoring of political funding.
Continue ReadingOdd/Even rule and fighting Delhi’s air pollution
by Ritwik on December 7, 2015
Kejriwal government’s decision on odd/even car numbers is politically shrewd but a lot more needs to be done to fight pollution in Delhi.
Continue ReadingNDTV discussion on suspension of Uber and other taxi aggregators
by Ritwik on December 10, 2014
NDTV discussion hosted by Ravish Kumar in which I participated. The topic was the suspension of services of Uber and other taxi aggregators in light of allegations that an Uber driver raped a passenger.
Continue ReadingSuspending Uber’s Services is Politically a Good Decision
by Ritwik on December 8, 2014
When a woman who takes a premium cab, ,she believes she is cordoning herself off from the unsafe conditions which prevail. When the company is caught sleeping at the wheel, not having performed preliminary checks, then people do want to see it punished.
Continue ReadingAre all forms of ‘questioning’ of the same importance?
by Ritwik on November 2, 2014
It is my submission that a ‘Rational’ critique is more substantive, powerful and effective, than other modes of critique. A rational critique offers up features that may be missing in other critiques, namely, a framework of analysis, articulation of alternatives and a replicable, universalizable, systematic approach.
Continue ReadingA word of thanks
by Ritwik on February 23, 2014
Thank you all for making our public meeting on ‘Justice, Human Rights and Media Trials’ organized under the banner of the Campaign for Khurshid Anwar a big success with your enthusiastic and active participation in large numbers. The large Press (…)
Continue ReadingOn Tehelka’s rumoured shut down
by Ritwik on January 6, 2014
Strange coincidence that the rise of Tehelka accompanied the fall in fortunes of the BJP, and today when the BJP is in its strongest position ever, Tehelka is on the verge of closure.
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