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360° Analysis / Politics / BRIC / Arts & Culture / AsiaBy Atul SinghIn the aftermath of a terrible tragedy, eminent Indians petition the President to remove a police chief they deem to be incorrigibly corrupt and end what they call a “rotten state of affairs.” India is up in arms. For years, crimes against women have gone unpunished. This time it seems to be different. Widespread outrage has shaken a complacent and corrupt government. Yet, it has not announced any substantive reforms or for that matter any administrative measures to improve the situation in the country. The dire state of affairs has caused some of India’s most eminent citizens to ask the President to intervene immediately and effectively. They have petitioned the...
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360° Analysis / Politics / United States / BRIC / Arts & Culture / AsiaBy Amith GuptaThe inability of American media to properly understand the sexual violence epidemic in India, and the resort to “cultural” or “national” explanations for these crimes, exhibits orientalism and reductionism. The brutal rape and murder of a young medical student in Delhi by a gang of young men, followed closely by the suicide of a Delhi rape victim who was pressured into marrying her rapist by police, has provoked international criticism of the Indian government and widespread protests across India by a diverse strata of Indian society. In the melee of protests with the government, the Indian state has used tear gas and live ammunition, ...
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360° Analysis / Politics / BRIC / AsiaBy Atul SinghThe tragic rape and death of the young female student in New Delhi might mark a turning point for India over crimes against women. Background On 16 December, a young 23-year old medical student was gang raped on a bus in close vicinity of the President House in India’s national capital, New Delhi. She was apparently beaten badly as was her male companion, and her violators tried to kill her by trying to run her over with a bus. On 30 December, the victim died as a result of her injuries. Delhi is seeing an increase in crimes against women. It is referred to as the rape capital of India with 635 cases of rape reported between January and November 2012. Pervasive corruption has led...
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360° Analysis / Politics / BRIC / AsiaBy Mayank SinghIndia erupts in protests against a corrupt and repressive government following the barbaric rape and death of a young medical student. India is in turmoil. The death of a young 23 year-old student after a barbaric gang rape has stirred the youth onto the streets of New Delhi in protest. The ham-handed response from the government, which failed to anticipate the anger of the people has exacerbated the situation. By barricading New Delhi and through usage of disproportionate force on the protesters, the Congress led United progressive Alliance (UPA) has transformed Indian democracy into a government ‘without the people.’ In an effort to prevent India Gate from being converted into...
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360° Analysis / Politics / BRIC / Arts & Culture / Middle East / AsiaIndia’s governance and newest social revolution, led by the country’s youth and middle class, is being watched by the world. But will the incumbent government be able to respond with emotion and convert the movement into tangible policies and institutionalise them? Has India’s Tunisian-fruitseller moment arrived? The death of the 23-year old Delhi student on December 29 after a brutal gang rape in New Delhi has many asking this question. Just as the 2011 self-immolation of the young Tunisian fruit seller, an educated unemployed youth who expressed his frustration in what he saw as a hopeless future, set off uprisings across the Arab world, this recent demise could trigger...
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360° Analysis / Politics / BRIC / AsiaBy Mayank SinghThe overwhelming victory of the incumbent Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the assembly polls in Gujarat has set the alarm bells ringing in New Delhi. The Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, already tottering under allegations of financial embezzlements and lack of governance, is apprehensive of Modi’s shifting his sights to New Delhi. Various opinion polls indicate that he is rapidly surging ahead of all his political contemporaries as the people’s choice for the position of Prime Minister. The de jure rule of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty over the country is under a real threat. The Congress party had converted the assembly elections as a referendum on Modi...
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Politics / United States / Europe / Finance & Economics / 360° Context / BRIC / Global Change / Arts & Culture / Middle East / Americas / Business & Entrepreneurship / Africa / Global Security / Asia / Science & Technology / Health / Oceania / Environment & SustainabilityFair Observer's Top 15 articles of 2012. Click here to view the "Fair Observer: The Year in Pictures" photo feature. As we wind down the old year and ring in the new, it is time for some reflections. Like any year, 2012 was packed with events, some of which will go down as historic while others will fade away with time. For Fair Observer, it is a time to thank everyone in our team, our contributors and our readers for taking us another step forward. The past year has confirmed that our community is our greatest source of strength. For years, the world has assumed that rigorous analysis of global issues is possible only if there is a huge...
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360° Analysis / Politics / BRIC / AsiaNarendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat, returned to office for an unprecedented fourth term. With this victory, the fate of India’s two national political parties has changed, and the battles within and without will play out over next few months leading up to the national elections in 2014. Narendra Modi has been re-elected as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, giving him an unprecedented fourth term in office. With 115 of the 182 seats in the Gujarat Legislature, Modi will be able to comfortably continue the development work that he began a decade ago, that is now referred to as the ‘Gujarat model’ – growth and prosperity through a focus on the basics of...
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360° Analysis / Politics / BRIC / AsiaBy Saroj ChadhaAfter Narendra Modi's victory in Gujarat, where does the BJP stand? Is BJP’s, more specifically Mr. Narendra Modi’s, winning in Gujarat good for the nation as a whole? I personally think it is since not only does it provide continuity of governance in Gujarat but also strengthens the BJP at national level. This augurs well for the national political scene since a strong second party is always a good thing in any democracy, be it India or elsewhere. There is a lot of debate on Mr. Narendra Modi, his style of functioning and what he has actually achieved (and not achieved) in Gujarat. Today, for the Congress party the main opposition seems to be first Mr. Narendra Modi...