Tag: democracy
Democracy and Human Rights: Two sides of the same coin?
-SHIVANGI KANAUJIA (CORRESPONDENT)
'Which comes first, the individual liberties of the members of the modern market society or the...
Representation and a Miss : The Indian Electoral system
-SHERLY SHARON (CORRESPONDENT)
What does a democracy do to show its voice? More importantly, what do citizens have to...
The Power Of Ten: Right to Information Act, 2005
"Where the mind is without fear, and the head held high." - Rabindranath Tagore.
Our literati's wielded this phrase during an era when all...
Persecution of Ahmaddiyas in Pakistan
Pakistan is not going to be a theocratic State to be ruled by priests with a divine mission. We have many non-Muslims—Hindus, Christians, and...
The Troubled Fate of Hong Kong
It is strange that when we skim through our morning papers we just brush from headline to headline without realizing the amount of injustice...
Perfect Market Interpretation of Elections
Elections are the most definitive characteristics of a democracy. The typically loud and noisy months leading up to the elections portray the real picture...
The Philosophy of National Interest
Over the years, nations have conducted unpopular international operations and domestic procedures on the grounds of National Interest. The civil society continues to question...
Assad versus the West
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was re-elected for another term of 7 years in a landslide victory on 4th June, 2014, in the midst of...
Freedom of Speech in the Age of Religious Intolerance
“What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.”
¬Salman Rushdie
Lately, when I turn on the television set, all the...
The Test of Democracy
The scheduled state assembly elections in five states-Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Rajasthan, have caught the eyes of everybody, since general elections are...
