Controversial Questions
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Controversial Questions Day 100: Is Indian federalism strong enough to hold the country together long-term?
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — 100 QUESTIONS THAT DIVIDE THE NATION Day 100: Is Indian federalism strong enough to hold the country together long-term? THE STAKES Last month, the Supre…
Controversial Questions Day 99: Should Jammu and Kashmir be restored to statehood immediately?
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — 100 QUESTIONS THAT DIVIDE THE NATION Day 99: Should Jammu and Kashmir be restored to statehood immediately? THE STAKES On August 5, 2019, the Centre revo…
Controversial Questions Day 98: Is Manipur’s crisis a failure of federal governance?
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — 100 QUESTIONS THAT DIVIDE THE NATION Day 98: Is Manipur’s crisis a failure of federal governance? THE STAKES On May 3, 2023, a court order recommending S…
Controversial Questions Day 97: Should Hindi be promoted as a national language or kept as one among equals?
Day 97: Should Hindi be promoted as a national language or kept as one among equals? THE STAKES Last month, the Union Home Ministry issued an order directing all central government…
Controversial Questions Day 96: Was the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh handled fairly?
Day 96: Was the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh handled fairly? THE STAKES In July 2024, the Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the state’s bifurcat…
Controversial Questions Day 95: Is the delimitation exercise a threat to southern political representation?
Day 95: Is the delimitation exercise a threat to southern political representation? THE STAKES In February 2024, the Lok Sabha passed a bill to establish a Delimitation Commission …
Controversial Questions Day 94: Should India have more states carved from existing ones?
Day 94: Should India have more states carved from existing ones? THE STAKES In February 2024, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking a separate state of Bundelkhand from Ut…
Controversial Questions Day 93: Is the governor's role being used as a political weapon?
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — 100 QUESTIONS THAT DIVIDE THE NATION Day 93: Is the governor's role being used as a political weapon? THE STAKES In June 2024, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Rav…
Controversial Questions THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 92
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 92 Should states have more fiscal autonomy? THE STAKES Last month, Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to the Prime Minister, demanding tha…
Controversial Questions THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 91
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 91 Is southern India subsidizing northern India — and does it matter? THE STAKES In February, Karnataka’s Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the Cen…
Controversial Questions Day 90: Should India formally recognize the Armenian genocide and other historical atrocities?
Day 90: Should India formally recognize the Armenian genocide and other historical atrocities? THE STAKES In April 2024, the Indian government abstained from a UN vote on a resolut…
Controversial Questions Day 89: Does India punch below its weight in global diplomacy?
Day 89: Does India punch below its weight in global diplomacy? THE STAKES Last month, India abstained on a UN Security Council resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—it…
Controversial Questions Day 88: Is the Agnipath military scheme a cost-cutting measure disguised as reform?
Day 88: Is the Agnipath military scheme a cost-cutting measure disguised as reform? THE STAKES In June 2022, the government unveiled Agnipath, a radical overhaul of military recrui…
Controversial Questions Day 87: Should India do more for the Tamil population in Sri Lanka?
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — 100 QUESTIONS THAT DIVIDE THE NATION Day 87: Should India do more for the Tamil population in Sri Lanka? THE STAKES Last month, Sri Lanka’s President Ran…
Controversial Questions Day 86: Is India’s Relationship with Russia Sustainable Post-Ukraine?
Day 86: Is India’s Relationship with Russia Sustainable Post-Ukraine? THE STAKES Last month, India abstained from yet another UN vote condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—its 12…
Controversial Questions Day 85: Should India have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council — and is it close?
Day 85: Should India have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council — and is it close? THE STAKES Last month, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stood before the UN …
Controversial Questions Day 84: Was the surgical strike narrative politically amplified?
Day 84: Was the surgical strike narrative politically amplified? THE STAKES In June 2024, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking a probe into the 2016 surgical strikes, cal…
Controversial Questions Day 83: Is Pakistan a neighbor to engage or a problem to contain?
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — 100 QUESTIONS THAT DIVIDE THE NATION Day 83: Is Pakistan a neighbor to engage or a problem to contain? THE STAKES Last month, India’s External Affairs Mi…
Controversial Questions Day 82: Should India take a clearer side — US or multipolar?
Day 82: Should India take a clearer side — US or multipolar? THE STAKES Last month, India abstained from a UN vote condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the fifth time. Days …
Controversial Questions Day 81: Is India’s China policy in denial about the border situation?
Day 81: Is India’s China policy in denial about the border situation? THE STAKES In April 2024, satellite images revealed China constructing a new village in Arunachal Pradesh—terr…