The idea of One Nation, One Election seems outlandish since the architecture of the election process doesn’t allow much space for it
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Tanvir Aeijaz teaches public policy and politics at Ramjas College and serves as the Honorary Vice-Chairman of the Centre for Multilevel Federalism in New Delhi.
Strong and autonomous state governments can offset the antinomies that Indian federalism is in the habit of reproducing
Although the Muslims in India share a few basic Islamic precepts, and in times of extreme communal crisis, act as a single religious community, they are in normal conditions both horizontally and vertically divided vis-à-vis their socially constitutive categories
Independence will have no meaning if people are not able to exercise their right to freedoms freely, without the encroachment by society or by the State
The Lok Sabha election result has rekindled hope for Muslims to participate in nation-building
In the time of polarisation politics and othering, how to respond to the banality of hate?
Today, in the age of disparagement, it is important to find solutions to tackle the cognate routes to democratic and institutional decay
The UCC is not a bad idea as such. But in a pluri-national and multi-religious nation like India, it may not be the best option
With its order in the Bilkis Bano case, the Supreme Court has rekindled hope and trust in many, particularly those on the margins, and restored in feminists the courage to fight for women’s rights, dignity, and the elimination of collective and individual violence against women.
The real question is how to build up trust between the two religions so that Islamophobia is staved off. At the core of both Hinduism and Islam lay the ideas of love, acceptance and togetherness that can offset Islamophobia and Hindutva
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