1. Lokpal Bill Collapses

    Indian Decade

    Indian politics was in a tailspin as 2011 drew to a close as the Lokpal (Ombudsman) Bill, which was passed [...]

  2. UPA Moves Lokpal Bill

    Indian Decade

    The United Progressive Alliance government finally introduced a new draft of the Lokpal (Ombudsman) Bill in parliament Thursday, withdrawing the [...]

  3. Mumbai Next for Anna Hazare?

    Indian Decade

    The United Progressive Alliance government’s biggest headache, the Lokpal (Ombudsman) Bill, is proving to be a political roller coaster of [...]

  4. UPA to Blink Over Lokpal?

    Indian Decade

    The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is set to blink over the Lokpal (ombudsman) Bill issue. Indeed, it could happen [...]

  5. BJP Speaks at Hazare Fast

    Indian Decade

    Anti-corruption Anna Hazare held his daylong fast at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Sunday over the issue of a strong Lokpal (ombudsman) [...]

  6. India’s Political Paralysis

    Indian Decade

    India may be the world’s largest democracy, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a mature one. You just have to [...]

  7. The Rise of the Right Wing

    Indian Decade

    If terrorism poses a periodic external threat to India, right wing Hindu fanatics pose a more constant danger of destabilizing [...]

  8. Congress vs Anna Hazare?

    Indian Decade

    The ruling Congress party yesterday lost all four by-elections it competed in – one for the Lok Sabha (lower house [...]

  9. BJP Meets the Labour Party

    Indian Decade

    The political landscapes in India and Britain currently have an interesting similarity. In both countries, the main opposition parties are [...]

  10. Drawing the Poverty Line

    Indian Decade

    The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government is having a serious rethink after an initial proposal to set the rural poverty [...]