India is supposed to be one of the largest and most vibrant democracies of the world but infamously its political system is also known for corrupt and dirty practices. While corruption is felt by the everyday man during everyday chores, it is essential to understand the flow of power that permits such disgrace to the country. It is our leaders who essentially form the image of one-India. But what if some of those very “trusted” leaders are defaulters, criminals even? In India, …

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Tags: corruption, india politics, mayawati

Politics in India has become a family business and media has been raising this issue time and again. The Samajwadi Party has also received the brunt of similar allegations for the rise of few members of Netaji’s family, particularly his son Akhilesh.
Akhilesh is now third time MP and has distinction of winning from 2 Loksabha seats in 2009. Akhilesh entered Parliament for the first time in 2000 after wining bye-election. Since then he has presented himself as people friendly …

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Tags: congress party, family politics, gandhi family, india corruption, india politics, mulayam singh yadav

Nation remembered former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birthday a couple of days back. Though Atalji belongs to a political party I never supported but personally I always loved him. He is a stalwart in his own right and I don’t mind calling him the last Mogul of contemporary India. I feel that apart from Gandhi family, Atalji has been the only post-independent era politician who managed to capture the imagination of the entire nation. Atalji is a …

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Tags: amar singh, amar singh blog, Amar Singh Opinion, atal bihari vajpayee, bjp

I am happy that I have become shield of my leader to face all the accusations. And this is how it should be. The Firozabad defeat was a sour one for the SP and I have no qualms in admitting the same; nor does Mulayam Singhji. But is this reason for chaos to reign in our party? Is this so much unheard in the history of this democracy where a powerful, pro-voter party (or candidate) has lost?
It happened to Indira …

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Tags: amar singh, amar singh blog, samajwadi party, uttar pradesh elections

Indian culture speaks of “Vasudhaev Kutumbkam”, which means the entire humanity is a family. But the way different countries, particularly rich countries behaved in Copenhagen, is far from our philosophy. It is after decades of abusing Mother Earth that we now realize the consequences of our greed. She is ailing and in need of those who have devoured her to repair the damage. This is a fact almost everyone would vaguely recall from one or many sources of information. Now, …

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