Found 37 Articles for Politics

Corruption in India is as old as the human civilization itself. In the Arthashastra, Kautilya mentions, “the fish in the water definitely drinks it, the man who touches the honey surely tastes it, an official amidst public money corrupts it.” Corruption in India exists in various forms and levels from bribe to scams and it is extremely deep-rooted in the system.While corruption cannot be removed from the system completely at one go, the following are the steps that can be taken to minimize corruption at the macro as well as the grassroots level:E-governance − With the setting in of Information ... Read More

India is the largest democracy in the world with approximately 550 million voters and is celebrated as a country where Democracy is also a way of life for the people. The main ideas of the country have been Liberty, Equality and Justice and Socialism, Secularism which is highlighted in the preamble of the constitution. Elections form the essence of Indian Democracy.Some salient features in our election that preserve and promote the democratic character of India are:Secret Ballot − Since the beginning, the practice of secret ballot has remained at the core of election in India and thus, maintaining the privacy ... Read More

NGOs/Non-governmental organizations have always played an important role at the grass-root level considering the fact that government agencies fail to a great extent to trickle down their effect at the grass-root levels. They play both collaborative as well as an independent role with respect to the government to bring about changes at the micro-level. The popular NGOs of India are CRY, Smile Foundation, Teach For India, Akanksha Foundation, Pratham Education Foundation, Akshaya Patra Foundation, etc.Some important parameters with respect to the role of NGOs in economics and politics are −CSR Project − The NGOs plays an important role as a ... Read More

The President is the head of the Republic of India who is elected indirectly by the Electoral College by the means of a single transferable vote. In India, it is the Prime Minister and the council of ministers that form the real executive. The President is the nominal head as She/he has to act on the advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister as per Article 74 (1) of the Indian Constitution.However, the President plays a very important role to perform the function and discharge duties in the following areas:Administrative − The President appoints various officials ... Read More

A Member of Parliament in India is either the member of Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha who serves as the representative of people elected directly or indirectly. The members are elected through territorial representation in Lok Sabha and proportional representation in Rajya Sabha. 12 members are nominated to Rajya Sabha who have expertise in science, social service, art or literature.Since India has accepted a Parliamentary form of government on the similar lines of British Parliamentary government, Members of Parliament have important duties to be discharged.Legislation − The Prime function of the MPs is to participate in the Law making process. ... Read More

India follows the principle of decentralization and a dual set of governments functioning at the Central and the State level. Governor is the nominal head of the State and performs similar functions and duties like the President does for the Republic of India.The Governor is, however, the head of the state as well as the representative in the Union Government. Thus, the Governor performs a dual role.The duties and functions performed by the Governor can be elaborated under the following head:Legislative PowersGovernor summons the session of the state legislature. Governor address the first sessions after the Legislative Assembly elections about ... Read More

Regionalism has been a complicated issue in Indian politics since independence and one of the forms of regionalism that has been seen in the country is the demand for separate statehood. Though the issue is of less serious nature than secession as there is no ideology of breaking away from the Indian Union, it too has caused a lot of political instability. Gorkhaland agitation has begun in Darjeeling since Independence when India signed a Treaty of Friendship with Nepal.Following points elaborate on the Gorkhaland agitation that has emerged in Darjeeling:-History of GorkhasGorkhas are originally from Nepal, who have been living ... Read More

Every Indian employee working in MNCs in India or America only dream about H1-B visa which gives them job security in the US for a fixed time period up to 6 years. Initially, an H1-B visa will be granted for 3 years, which can be extended for 3 more years.It is the Visa approved by the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101(a)(15)(H) which allows U.S. employers to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. The US government sets a limit of 65, 000 H1-B visas per year.This year earlier in March, the US government has temporarily suspended ... Read More

The Indian IT companies, who were earlier accused of flooding H1_B visa applications have dramatically reduced their H-1B visa filings after Trump's administration has taken a hard-line anti-immigration stance this year.The visa process for the 2019 fiscal year beginning October 1, has started on 2nd April 2018. It was shocking to notice that there was a lot of reluctance from Indian companies to file H1-B of their employees.In this present scenario, of certain uncertainties in the US immigration system, there are some arguments that foreign-born workers are good for both the US economy and US-born workers as they provide good ... Read More

It is a horrifying fact that there is a steep increase in the number of minor rape cases in India in the last few months. Pity is that the conviction rate in these minor rape cases is very low. The reason could be the fear of delayed court proceedings, victims turning hostile and refusing to identify the accused in the court, which is making the criminals fearless.The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N.N.Vohra has signed a historic ordinance to curb such violence against women. The Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Ordinance, 2018, and the Jammu and ... Read More