The election juggernaut has begun to roll in India, with the Election Commission announcing the election dates just last week. Hundreds of political parties had already started preparing their candidates list and campaigning months before. In this loud and raucous democracy that we have in India, even the news channels have nothing but politicians campaigning… Continue reading In Big Election Year, Old Wine in Old Bottle
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Indian Elections 2019: Theatre of the Absurd
It is said that Indian elections are the greatest experiment in democracy. In a nation of 1.3 billion people and over 900 million eligible voters, that does mean a grand pageant. Some observers, talking to Matthew Amroliwala on BBC World News, even called it a great “festival of democracy”. If you watch the news and… Continue reading Indian Elections 2019: Theatre of the Absurd


