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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the Constitution Day programme in New Delhi on November 26, 2021.

Rights & duties

In the debate over constitutional rights vs duties, the political thrust on duties is highly problematic in terms of India’s deeply intermeshed caste
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At a construction site in Chennai. The recent Periodic Labour Force Survey says that for the first time since poverty estimates began in India, the number of absolute poor has risen by about 70 million.

India's working classes bear the brunt of the Narendra Modi government's economic policies

The cumulative effect of the Modi government’s flawed policies and the unfair tax burden have sent millions into unemployment, truncated the small and
KABEER SHRIVASTAVA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on April 14 when he extended the government-imposed nationwide lockdown.

Against Union-imposed lockdowns

Although the Constitution puts lockdown powers in the hands of States, it is the Centre that has been calling all the shots during the ongoing pandemi
Kabeer Shrivastava
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