Page 9 - Democracy

Cargo cult democracies

Cargo cults are interesting constructs. During World War II, as the US fought Japan across the Pacific Ocean, both sides built military bases on many islands

Hong Kong Police warn pro-democracy politicians against using banned slogan

Following the imposition of national security law in Hong Kong, the pro-China Hong Kong government is busy muzzling any form of slogans or voices that might anger Beijing.

Rohinton Mistry's 1995 novel captured the grand tragedies of Emergency

A Fine Balance is also a ludicrous sketch of a nation, its grand tragedies and political misadventures, specifically during the Emergency of 1975, which was declared 45 years ago on June 25

From democracy to tyranny

Peter Fritzsche's answer to these questions has been to go back and reassess what we think we know about Hitler's rise

Govt performance shows strong leadership no guarantee for good economics

The data and the feel after six years under PM Modi prove a strong leader doesn't necessarily give us decisive economic leadership unmindful of immediate political risks

An uphill battle for protecting the essence of liberal democracy

It is vitally important particularly at a time when the Achilles Heel of liberal democracy everywhere looks grievously exposed

Minority rights have become the Achilles heel of liberal democracy

Without strength of numbers and often without strength of wealth, minority groups lost out in the democratic bargaining process

Letter to BS: We should follow Gandhi who expressed his dissent peacefully

Justice Chandrachud desires that legislature should pass a law to protect dissidents, activists, and whistleblowers to take a stand and speak up.

Calling dissent 'anti-national' strikes at democracy: Justice Chandrachud

Justice Chandrachud also stated that silencing of dissent and the generation of fear in the minds of people go beyond the violation of personal liberties and a commitment to constitutional value

Creating the nation

The larger question here is how important is the right to vote for the average Indian? How satisfied is the average Indian with the nation's tryst with electoral democracy?

Shekhar Gupta: India, we have a problem

Brand India - and Brand Modi - has been damaged by a combination of identity politics and economic decline. But the world isn't writing India off, not yet

Wave of peaceful protests will deepen India's democratic roots: Pranab

He said the last few months have witnessed people, particularly the youth, come out on the streets in large numbers to voice their views on issues "which in their view are important"

Small powerhouses

Book review of Too Small to Fail: Why Some Small Nations Outperform Larger Ones And How They Are Reshaping The World

Best of BS Opinion: Accountability of executive and need for more voices

Here's a collection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Citizenship law: Global criticism builds against Modi regime

The most immediate impact of changes in the citizenship law will be felt in India's immediate neighbourhood

When masses take over policy

The way our govt manages our economy - inflation, jobs, growth, interest rates - directly and indirectly affects us

Frames per Second: Defending democracy

Woodward and Bernstein had described Watergate as an attack on American democracy. It seems too close home now

Democracy in retreat a myth, it is asserting itself in the streets

For, if democracy means rule of the people, and a demand for social equality, then we are witnessing its flowering in the most populous parts of the world

Sourav Ganguly is the new BCCI president - good, but for how long?

The former Indian cricket captain cannot keep this office for more than 9 months. He was heading the Cricket Association of Bengal for 5 years, and he needs to 'cool off' for 3 years after July 2020

Letter to BS: Right-thinking people must align for defending democracy

Some public-spirited people have even been killed allegedly for their fight against religion- and caste-based politics by bigoted vigilantes