Amid the demands of left-wing activists for the publication of Form 17C data, which records the voter turnout in each polling booth, the Election Commission of India on Saturday published the absolute number of voters for all the constituencies that went to vote in the first 5 phases of the General Elections. This comes a … Read more
Everything is wrong with the Indian economy. The New York Times certainly thinks so. See this article complete with the picture of manual labourers working the ground with the most primitive tools in India. In the foreground, a sad-looking man carries what appears to be construction material on his head. Look more carefully. I’m sure … Read more
On 17th May, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar acknowledged that the trade ties with India went south after the Pulwama terrorist attack on 14th February 2019 in which India lost 40 brave soldiers. Following the attack, India took some immediate steps to reduce trade with the hostile neighbour including the imposition of 200% import duty. Firstly, India announced that … Read more
Lecturing India about imaginary ‘human rights’ and ‘communalism’ and dangers to democracy has been the favorite political habit of politicians, media, and the elite in Western nations. Unsurprisingly, some politicians of Indian origin pretend they are better at lecturing India than their white compatriots. In a recent manifestation of this phenomenon, Indian American lawmakers Ro … Read more
Slamming the Western media over the “negative” coverage of Indian elections, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the countries that “have to go to court for deciding election results” are giving “gyan” on conducting polls. Taking a swipe, he said the Western countries “feel” they have influenced the world for the last 200 years, … Read more