Majoritarianism

Secularism for India does not mean being non-religious but an equal respect to all faiths, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said.

Mr Singhvi warns that advocating for proportional rights based on population may lead to majoritarianism, emphasizing the difference between equality of opportunity and equality of outcomes.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Congress leader P Chidambaram said it cannot be forced on people by an "agenda-driven majoritarian government".

"As far as I can see, one of BJP's purposes (by implementing CAA) is to reduce the role of minorities and make them less important and, in a direct and indirect way, increase the role of the Hindu majoritarian forces in India.

How far this paperback version of Hindutva takes AAP against the BJP's hardcore Hindutva is to be seen. But it is quite clear that Kejriwal has taken the majoritarian route to votes.

Amit Mitra said that the virtual link was snapped at a "critical time" during the 44th GST Council meeting on Saturday.

The Congress Thursday said it was "dissatisfied" with the outcome of the GST Council meeting and accused the Centre of adopting a majoritarian approach and thrusting "solutions" on states.

The "precious pluralism" that has been a civilisational asset to India in the globalised world is "sadly" under threat today and religious intolerance and majoritarian politics should not be allowed to undermine the country's soft power, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday.

A numerical majority in the elections only gives a political party the right to form a "stable" government and not a "majoritarian" one, former President Pranab Mukherjee said in the backdrop of raging protests against the amended Citizenship Act on Monday.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today accused the government of attempting to "erode or dilute" the landmark Right To Information law. The Narendra Modi government, she said, saw the law as "an obstacle to enforcing their majoritarian agenda".

In a scathing attack on the government, the Congress on Tuesday said the condition of the economy is a "man-made tragedy" and the "project" to turn India into a majoritarian nation has "completely crippled" its economic development.

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan in his latest criticism seen to be directed at the centre has warned of the ill effects of "divisive, populist majoritarianism". The former RBI governor whose policy thinking differs from that of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Mr Rajan is a big critic of demonetisation - has...

Raising hopes for those seeking decriminalisation of consensual gay sex, the Supreme Court today asserted that courts cannot wait for a "majoritarian government" to decide on enacting, amending or striking down a law if it violates fundamental rights.

The courts cannot wait for a "majoritarian government" to decide on enacting, amending or striking down a law if it violates fundamental rights, the Supreme Court asserted today.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that if the BJP is re-elected in the 2019 national elections, rights of minorities would be trampled, making India a "Hindu Pakistan". The comment drew a severe rebuke from the BJP which demanded an apology from Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Secularism for India does not mean being non-religious but an equal respect to all faiths, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said.

Mr Singhvi warns that advocating for proportional rights based on population may lead to majoritarianism, emphasizing the difference between equality of opportunity and equality of outcomes.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Congress leader P Chidambaram said it cannot be forced on people by an "agenda-driven majoritarian government".

"As far as I can see, one of BJP's purposes (by implementing CAA) is to reduce the role of minorities and make them less important and, in a direct and indirect way, increase the role of the Hindu majoritarian forces in India.

How far this paperback version of Hindutva takes AAP against the BJP's hardcore Hindutva is to be seen. But it is quite clear that Kejriwal has taken the majoritarian route to votes.

Amit Mitra said that the virtual link was snapped at a "critical time" during the 44th GST Council meeting on Saturday.

The Congress Thursday said it was "dissatisfied" with the outcome of the GST Council meeting and accused the Centre of adopting a majoritarian approach and thrusting "solutions" on states.

The "precious pluralism" that has been a civilisational asset to India in the globalised world is "sadly" under threat today and religious intolerance and majoritarian politics should not be allowed to undermine the country's soft power, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday.

A numerical majority in the elections only gives a political party the right to form a "stable" government and not a "majoritarian" one, former President Pranab Mukherjee said in the backdrop of raging protests against the amended Citizenship Act on Monday.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today accused the government of attempting to "erode or dilute" the landmark Right To Information law. The Narendra Modi government, she said, saw the law as "an obstacle to enforcing their majoritarian agenda".

In a scathing attack on the government, the Congress on Tuesday said the condition of the economy is a "man-made tragedy" and the "project" to turn India into a majoritarian nation has "completely crippled" its economic development.

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan in his latest criticism seen to be directed at the centre has warned of the ill effects of "divisive, populist majoritarianism". The former RBI governor whose policy thinking differs from that of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Mr Rajan is a big critic of demonetisation - has...

Raising hopes for those seeking decriminalisation of consensual gay sex, the Supreme Court today asserted that courts cannot wait for a "majoritarian government" to decide on enacting, amending or striking down a law if it violates fundamental rights.

The courts cannot wait for a "majoritarian government" to decide on enacting, amending or striking down a law if it violates fundamental rights, the Supreme Court asserted today.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that if the BJP is re-elected in the 2019 national elections, rights of minorities would be trampled, making India a "Hindu Pakistan". The comment drew a severe rebuke from the BJP which demanded an apology from Congress president Rahul Gandhi.