Author Archives: Madhusudan Raj

Violence is Guaranteed

What happened in New Delhi on the day of Republic Day was very much expected. The way in which both parties, especially the government, are not listening to each other’s super charged emotions and needs, violence is guaranteed. If the Indians want peaceful resolution of this farm bill conflict then they will have to sit […]

Why Logic Doesn’t Matter in Politics?

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Politics is like a team sport where you support your team no matter what it is doing. There is no logic involved in supporting your team. It is a matter of emotions. It is a matter of being loyal to your team. People who are supporting Narendra Modi or BJP party or India as their […]

Elusive Peace: The Problem of the State

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I was reading news on zerohedge.com website and this news came up, Twitter Allows ‘Hang Mike Pence’ To Trend After Banning Trump For “Inciting Violence” A day after Twitter banned President Trump “due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” the social media company let “Hang Mike Pence” trend on its platform. The hypocrisy […]

Don’t Follow a Person, Follow an Idea

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In my daily life I meet a lot of people who are followers or fans of some individual person like the popular prime minister of India Narendra Modi. They say they like them a lot. When I ask them why they like them or for what they like them, most of them have no answers. […]

Is the Indian Economy in Recession because of Covid-19 Pandemic?

The Indian finance minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman while addressing the annual general meeting of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) said that, While in early 2020 green shoots and revival signs of the economy were visible, it was upset with the pandemic setting in. the government has taken several of measures to support the economy […]