Tag: Bharatiya Janata Party

Let’s Talk About Sex

Written by Parkhee Rattan  High rates of sexual abuse, teenage pregnancies, and HIV-AIDS are some troubling realities of the Indian subcontinent; 53.3% of children in our...

Crime and Punishment: Why the New Ordinance Will Not Fight Rapes

Written by Aarushi Aggarwal  'Beti Bachao' These two words, that represent a countrywide campaign, have failed. Spearheaded by Prime Minister Modi, Beti Bachao may be painted on...

50 Shades of Blue (Economy)

Co-authored by Simran Taneja and Aarathi Ganesan   In-Depth  For many developing countries, economic growth is facilitated by a booming manufacturing sector. Yet, in light of increasing...

Locating Sangh Shakhas Amidst a Secular India

Written by Simran Taneja  When translated from Sanskrit, the term shakha (śākhā) means a party, section, faction, school or sect of an ideological group. In...

This Seat is Reserved! The Underbelly of Discretionary Quotas in Kendriya...

Researched and Written by Aarathi Ganesan Last week, Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Prakash Javadekar, along with his predecessor Smriti Irani, came under the...

Promise in 2014 vs Practice in 2017: Assessing the BJP’s Education...

Despite efforts by previous governments, India’s education system's quality struggles with problems of accessibility, transparency, research and innovation. When the Bharatiya Janata Party campaigned...

Tracing the Steady Demise of the Congress: What Happened to India’s...

Researched and written by Arjav Kulshreshtha.  As a dominant political force, the Indian National Congress (INC) has had an unprecedented impact on the country, unlike...