By Sidharth Mishra

By Sidharth Mishra

While there could be lack of agreement with the Arvind Kejriwal government on most of its actions, which are often propelled by electoral considerations, there is not much scope for the criticism of its new excise policy especially on the count of lowering the age of consumption. This was probably the best option Delhi Government had in tiding over the financial crisis staring at it.

By Sidharth Mishra

Last week Parliament passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which reaffirmed the fact that government in Delhi meant the Lieutenant Governor and not the cabinet headed by the Chief minister. The passage of the bill has been decried by the Opposition as murder of democracy. There is a disagreement on this.

By Sidharth Mishra

The resignations of social scientist Pratap Bhanu Mehta and economist Arvind Subramanian from the faculty of Ashoka University has started a discussion about a liberal university unable take the load of ‘political liability’. For those who may not know, Ashoka is a private university which marketed itself as a liberal centre of learning albeit at a huge fee.

By Sidharth Mishra

Last week the Delhi’s Finance Minister Manish Sisodia presented budget in assembly where he claimed a hike on the allocations in the education sector. The Delhi Government has for the past six years made many a claims of spending on education but unfortunately it has so far failed to show on the ground.

By Sidharth Mishra

The political circles in the national Capital have been abuzz ever since on Wednesday afternoon Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed his desire to rule as per the principles of Ram Rajya. Participating in a debate in Delhi Assembly Kejriwal said that one of his guiding principles would be sending the elderly on free pilgrimage to the Ram Temple being built in Ayodhya on the site of demolished Babri Masjid.

By Sidharth Mishra

The most unique and admirable aspect of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership is that it seldom displays black eyes even in the worse of poll bashing. The most recent example being the local body polls in Punjab.

By Sidharth Mishra

The Centre can rightly pat its back on the issue of disengagement with China in Eastern Ladakh without firing a bullet after the initial clashes in May last year. The Centre stood ground for full nine months before the disengagement could start. Hopefully the stand-off on Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri borders doesn’t take that long before the disengagement starts, though it has already been three months since farmers started to agitate.

In Eastern Ladakh, the sparse local population was not affected by the standoff. It was matter of strategic dominance which was at the core of the issue and it didn’t affect lives of the millions as the standoff at the borders of the national Capital is affecting.