.Andy Mukherjee lays out a carefully argued case for concerns to be addressed about the #EVMs .
Will the courts finally listen as they (finally) listened to the petitions on the electoral bonds?
#elections
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Unexceptional kindness against the odds: A story for Eid scroll.in/article/106629… via Scroll.in

The April issue of The India Forum is out. Read the many interesting articles in the month's issue at theindiaforum.in

How ‘decolonial Hindutva’ marries nativist politics with left-wing vocabulary scroll.in/article/106572… via Scroll.in

#IndiaElection2024 Here’s a free-to-read link to my latest Bloomberg Opinion piece: l1nq.com/cAHIP
Why India’s South Rejects Modi — And Why It Matters

India's south is rejecting Modi, and that will have profound implications, writes Andy Mukherjee, as the more successful part of the country drifts away from the poverty-ridden north bloomberg.com/opinion/featur… via Bloomberg Opinion

In the first article in a symposium on the latest official consumer expenditure data, S. Subramanian offers a meticulous analysis. What does it say about poverty and inequality in India today? Is the story plausible? #poverty #inequality
theindiaforum.in/economy/househ… The India Forum

An excellent retelling/illustration by Faizi Ahmad.
Anumeha you may want to see this.

Judgement by Erewhon’s court: 'We ... suspend the notification of the Election Commission providing for the 2024 Lok Sabha election ... Once the conditions for a free and fair election are restored, we will lift this suspension.'
Satire by Sriram Panchu
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Searching for solace: A requiem for Rizwan by Rajendran Narayanan scroll.in/article/106594… via Scroll.in

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Indian government ordered killings in Pakistan, intelligence officials claim theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Watched AE WATAN MERE WATAN. I urge every Desh Bhakt Indian to watch it because it is among the best films on the theme of patriotism to come out of Bollywood.

Why did I like it? Seven reasons.

1) IT’S ABOUT that ‘Last Mile’ in India’s 200-hundred-year-old Freedom Struggle –…

How did Bill Gates come to secure so much political influence over public health in India? By playing politics, of course. Watch Gates gamely genuflect to Prime Minister Modi in what is, essentially, a political campaign ad.

'Philanthropy' by Bill Gates

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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank scroll.in/article/106587… via Scroll.in

Patriots, it is trending worldwide!

#AeWatanMereWatan is an important story for our time.

It offers us hope, courage, and the moral resolve to fight. Freedom is not static; it flows, and dams must be broken to provide a steady flow of freedom for everyone.

For the love and…

Long Post alert: A Review of 'Ae Watan Mere Watan'
In an age dominated by pseudo-patriotic narratives, 'Ae Watan Mere Watan' emerges as a breath of fresh air, celebrating the true heroes of India's freedom struggle without compromise.

Explosive exposé: 'To meet targets set by the union government, bank offices are now withdrawing money from accounts of many customers en masse, in some cases even forging customer consent'.
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Free to-read. My latest, where I ask political scholars: With the economic dice so badly loaded against them, why would 1 billion voters prefer to make the rich even richer when they exercise their democratic choice in April and May? What’s in it for them? tinyurl.com/52ubwvvn