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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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Nov 16, 2024 | 
mainstreamweekly.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy
The strange but ironical similarity in votes cast in United States’ Presidential Elections and prior to that in India for the Parliament stands out interestingly. The stunning impact of electoral results in both the countries is the nature of common citizens’ votes. While in USA, critics are stunned by votes gained by Republican candidate Donald Trump, in India, the failure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return to power with a majority has shocked his supporters.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Krystal Ball |Nilofar Suhrawardy |Phil Pasquini |George Capaccio
There are a million surface-level reasons for Kamala Harris’s loss and systematic underperformance in pretty much every county and among nearly every demographic group. She is part of a deeply unpopular administration. Voters believe the economy is bad and that the country is on the wrong track. She is a woman and we still have some work to do as a nation to overcome long-held biases.
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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 5, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Suresh Khairnar |Nilofar Suhrawardy |Subhash Gatade |Ajazuddin Shaikh
While hearing the petition of Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind, the Supreme Court of India on Monday, September 2, has said in clear words that “if a person is accused, then how can action be taken to demolish the property?” The bench of Justice Vishwanath and Justice B.R. Gavai said that “even if a person is guilty, such action cannot be taken!” Jamiat has alleged that “action is being taken against Muslims in BJP-ruled states!” I agree with the allegation of Jamiat! I have been seeing that ever since...
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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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Jun 21, 2024 | 
mainstreamweekly.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy
July 3, 2024Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has begun his new political innings as Leader of the Opposition in newly elected Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on a fiery note sending strong messages in several directions. Of which, the most crucial is that directed at the party in power, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Rahul has definitely acted extremely shrewdly by choosing to begin with by using a “religious” card targeting BJP members.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
mainstreamweekly.net | Nilofar Suhrawardy
Hype raised about the so-called “Modi-wave” has failed to help Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) return to power with a thumping majority. Besides, numerous “masks” donned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi while campaigning for parliamentary elections failed to have the needed electoral impact on voters as BJP has not won 272 seats in 543-member Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) to form the government on its own strength.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Adam Alexander |Sagar Dhara |Nilofar Suhrawardy |Bhabani Nayak
The carrot has followed armies, colonial explorers, and politicians to become one of the world’s most prized vegetables. We have the Arabs to thank for introducing carrots (Daucos carota) to Western Europe. Two distinct subspecies led to the domesticated carrot. The subspecies D. carota sativus, native to Turkey, was grown by the Arabs and consumed by their invading armies, both animal and human.
