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Democracy Deficit : Dalit boy killed for drinking water from pot and stabbing of Rushdie

The assaults on Salman Rushdie and the Rajasthan Dalit boy both stem from democracy deficit.

Two recent assaults, the attempted killing of Salman Rushdie in a New York town, and the killing of Indra, a small boy in a Rajasthan village, for daring to drink from his school master’s water pot, point to deep failings of Indian democracy, without addressing which Indians cannot hope to be truly free.

India: Anchor Amid South Asian Turbulence

Harsh V. Pant & Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy The Covid-19 outbreak and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have significantly contributed to global inflation and fuel and food shortages. These developments have exacerbated the economic and political vulnerabilities of the South Asian countries,…

Terrorism: An Unflinching Danger

Anil Trigunayat As both India and Pakistan celebrate the 75th anniversary of their independence, unfortunately, Pakistan is identified as the progenitor and a safe haven for terrorism and global terrorists stalking and staring at the world with impunity due to state…

India and Taiwan: Moment to Seize

Harsh V. Pant & Shashank Mattoo Realities in the Indo-Pacific region have changed, and it’s time for New Delhi to deepen its political ties with Taipei. As the world was gripped by the possibility of another Taiwan Strait crisis during…

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