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The Imaginary institution of Indian: Politics and Ideas Ch5-8 As you dive into the text of Sudipta Kaviraj’s The Imaginary institution of Indian: Politics and Ideas (2010) he begins to already question the sense of Nationalism. Indian’s didn’t really have any sense of nationalism up until the British came to power. Kaviraj states “it is often essential to ask whose history this is, in the sense of history for whom rather than history of whom.”(Page 170) Because it depends on which said the story

For this research report, I want to further the understanding of the Indian attitude, external opportunities and threats of entrepreneurship, and how the International world and India is progressing with entrepreneurs. I have an interest in being in working internationally, after gaining more experience in the corporate/sales area of a company, which is one of the reasons I chose to explore this topic on an international level. This paper will cover some basics of entrepreneurship in India. In India

Nijhawan remarks, "the contending sides swear by secularism." However, secularism as it has come to be practiced by the Congress Party and the Indian government (hereafter referred to simply as secularism) comes under scrutiny for four general reasons: the unequal treatment of different religious groups, the implied hostility to religion, the poor translation of secularism from the

and law and order to evaporate" (Long, 2004, p.17-18). India has witnessed many scams over the years, and the number keeps increasing by the day. It is most commonly the chief ministers, state and central ministers and members of various political parties who are often reported for their involvement in scams. This article presents a descriptive and exploratory analysis of informal money transfer relating to one such infamous case of 'Bihar Fodder Scam'. The article also delves into the core ethical

Sabha Main Elections 2014 Indian general election, 2014 ________________________________________ 2009 ← members Before May 31, 2014 ________________________________________ All 543 seats in the Lok Sabha 272 seats needed for a majority Party Congress BJP Alliance UPA NDA Last election 262 seats,37.22% 137 seats,24.63% Current seats 228 137 Seats needed 44 135 ________________________________________ Incumbent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Congress A general election will be the

Mani Shankar Aiyar is an exception. Ever since he has left the Indian Foreign Service to join Congress, Aiyar has often hit the headlines for wrong reasons. Mani Shankar Aiyar has an image of a maverick politician who has constantly defied the party line. But this time he has transgressed all limits of established diplomatic norms. Aiyar suggested during a Pakistani TV channel chat show that talks between India and Pakistan can only move forward

manoeuvres to outsmart the others. Big games are played in today’s political arena and these big games are limited to the big player only. No matter how loyally or how long a person serves, the game plan is limited only to the highest tier of the parties or maybe even less. The best and the trickiest of games are played with a lot of confidentiality to ensure its success. Politics, mind you, is not a child’s play. Politicians are extremely smart people. By using the word smart, I don’t put them into

Jammu and Kashmir Dhruv Malhotra In the summer of 1947, millions forcefully emigrated from India to Pakistan. People were uprooted from their homeland and sent to live in Pakistan. Some would travel on foot, some in carriages, but most by Train. The trains were given a warm sending off by the officials and sent on their way. As the train reached Pakistan, the doors opened and out flowed a pool of blood. Almost everyone on the train had been massacred. One of those people was my great-grandfather

With globalization comes migration, as people choose to immigrate from one place to the other in search of better opportunities. Because of globalization, nations attempt to homogenize their diverse population, with disregard to individuals own cultural ties. The backlash of this disregard causes violent civil conflict, as differing cultures branch out and mobilize for their own cause. According to Samuel. P Huntington, people are no longer defined by their political, ideological or economic positions

personal laws for different religious groups. (Sen 16) These policies allow institutions like the government, and the courts to intervene in communal issues, making the government a player in conflicts like the Babri Masjid. The Congress party, while a secular party, was consequently involved in decision-making that would favour either the Hindus or the minorities. India’s Supreme Court was also involved in legislating on religious affairs. As Sen writes, India’s version of secularism can be traced