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  • Economic Condition of Religious Minorities: Quota or Affirmative Action

    RAM PUNIYANI

    Muslims in India continue to face economic deprivation, social exclusion and the consequences of communal violence. A new report proposes a religion-neutral approach to affirmative action, focusing on caste, occupation and socio-economic disadvantage. Can the recommendations overcome political resistance and help build a more equitable society rooted in constitutional values and social justice?

  • Election Season and Return of Lord Ram

    RAM PUNIYANI

    Discover how the BJP and RSS strategically deployed the Ram Temple issue and religious identity to polarize voters and consolidate political power. Highlighting the shift from socio-economic governance to emotive communal rhetoric, the piece demonstrates how this electoral strategy impacts India’s democratic values. Click through to read the complete analysis.

  • Fascism and the BJP

    RAM PUNIYANI

    Drawing parallels with Nazi Germany, this article argues that the BJP-led government employs a combination of state power, cadre violence, and strategic propaganda to suppress dissent in India. Examining incidents like the Dadri lynching, Rohith Vemula’s suicide, and JNU arrests, Subhendu Sarkar highlights a systematic effort to erode democratic pluralism and establish a monolithic right-wing…

  • Should RSS Volunteers be permitted to join Government Services?

    CHARVAKA DESK

    The debate over allowing government employees to participate in RSS activities strikes at the core of Indian democracy. Central to a functional parliamentary system is a politically neutral civil service. Permitting bureaucratic involvement in an organization with explicit political ambitions risks the systematic communalization of the state apparatus, directly threatening the impartial, secular administration guaranteed…

  • Intolerance Debate
    Intolerance has Gone Up due to Sectarianism

    CHARVAKA DESK

    A quiet rebellion stirs as revered voices return their honors to the state. Beneath promises of rapid development, deep sectarian currents erode the nation’s pluralistic soul. As fear supplants reason and dissent meets hostility, an ancient democracy stands at a grave crossroads. Discover how rising intolerance threatens to redefine the republic’s future.