More of the Same Is Not More Democratic
Dr. Rao VBJ Chelikani On 16 April 2026, the ruling party introduced three Bills in a special session of Parliament proposing to increase the number of members in the Lok Sabha from the present 536 to 850. The proposed delimitation sought to reallocate and increase the number of Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly seats among the states by 50%. However, this proposal was strongly opposed by several opposition parties, and the Bills were defeated, though not primarily on the principle of representation. 1. Yet, it is an occasion to refle…
India should have a New Policy of External Relations
Dr.Rao VBJ Chelikani The Global Risks Report presented before the World Economic Forum at Davos-25 identifies the state-based armed conflict as one of the five risks that require immediate attention. The realpolitik approach of conducting diplomatic or political negotiations with other states is based traditionally on the assumption that each state should pursue "strategic autonomy" to satisfy its own national interests exclusively. That was how marriages were arranged among the royal families in the past. No wonder, the current PO…
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