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Jan 22, 2025 | 
southasiajournal.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy |A Lesson |Arab Spring
The new importance being given to political marketing stands out at present in electoral campaign for Delhi Assembly. The manner in which politicians and their parties in the fray to contest are going overboard to convince voters about their respective plans cannot be simply confined to their command over politics, communication strategies and so forth.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
southasiajournal.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy |A Lesson |Arab Spring
It is indeed amazing that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears to be going overboard to ensure its victory in Delhi Assembly Elections. Recently, it released a list of 40 key BJP leaders, including Prime Minister, central ministers and chief ministers, who will campaign for Delhi elections. Politically, Delhi doesn’t bear the importance of states like Uttar Pradesh (UP), where BJP simply cannot afford to lose assembly polls.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
southasiajournal.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy |A Lesson |Arab Spring
There is nothing surprising about politicians promising money loaded schemes, for welfare of electorate, if they succeed in forming the Delhi State government. This is the routine when elections are around the corner. Delhi Assembly polls are scheduled for February 5. This time, Delhi’s political drama appears to be accompanied by a new twist. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems primarily engaged in targeting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
southasiajournal.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy |A Lesson |Arab Spring
Maharashtra assembly elections, compared to that of Haryana, may be viewed as quite different from several angles. These do not seem to be a strong fight between simply Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC) with reputation of primarily their key leaders’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi at stake.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
southasiajournal.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy |A Lesson |Arab Spring
What do headlines and reports giving importance to infighting within the INDIA-bloc over sharing of seats for assembly elections scheduled to be held in Jharkhand and Maharashtra really suggest? Simply speaking, one gets the impression that chances of this anti-BJP alliance remaining together seem fairly dim, if its members continue differing in this manner. A few have also talked about going “solo” to contest the polls, if they are not granted the number of seats they desire to contest from.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
southasiajournal.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy |A Lesson |Arab Spring
Electoral results of Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections may be viewed as politically significant from several angles. Both have certainly defied predictions – based on opinion polls and exit polls. In case of Haryana, according to many exit polls, Congress was expected to sweep the polls. Well, this is certainly a clear signal to limited credibility of opinion polls as well as exit polls regarding electoral results.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
southasiajournal.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy |A Lesson |Arab Spring
photo : wikipediaParadoxically, the new chief minister of Delhi, Atishi has chosen not to sit on the chief minister’s chair. She has kept it vacant, stating that Arvind Kejriwal will sit on it. Democratically and ethically, she cannot speak on behalf of the entire Delhi electorate. She has decided to use another chair placed next to it to officiate as the chief minister. The chair selected by her or perhaps for her is white in color.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
southasiajournal.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy |A Lesson |Arab Spring
Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to resign as Delhi Chief Minister and hand over the responsibility to senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Atishi is being largely viewed as a political drama deliberately staged with eyes set on his returning to power. Kejriwal apparently expects his resignation-drama to turn people’s attention to him and subsequently gain their votes. Clearly, if Delhi assembly elections were not around the corner, Kejriwal may not have staged this show.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
southasiajournal.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy |A Lesson |Arab Spring
The Supreme Court of India voiced its opposition to “bulldozer justice” being meted out in various parts of country in response to several petitions filed before it against it, earlier this week (September 2, 2024). The stand taken by the apex court against “bulldozer justice” may also be viewed as an eye-opener from several angles. The Supreme Court opposed demolition of a house only if it belongs to an accused or a convict in a criminal case.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
southasiajournal.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy |A Lesson |Arab Spring
by Nilofar SuhrawardyThe annual pilgrimage of Hindus, known as Kanwar Yatra, began this year on July 22 and shall continue till August 2. During this, thousands of young men carry earthen pots, with water from River Ganga back to their villages and towns. The pilgrimage ends with their offering the water to their Lord/deity Shiva on August 2. Just before Yatra began this year, directives issued by certain political leaders raised a controversy.
