Questions relating to the government or politics of the Republic of India.
India is the largest democracy of the world and as expected, politics of the country goes through many ups and downs, twists and turns very often.
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Why is it politically controversial that the President of India referred to herself as the "President of Bharat"?
India is hosting the G20 Summit, New Delhi meeting this year (2023).
In a reception invitation issued yesterday for Saturday Sept 9th to the leaders of the G-20 countries Indian President Droupadi Murmu's reference to herself as the "President of…
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Why is India still using the penal codes drafted by the British for punishments?
India is still using the Indian Penal Code, drafted in 1860, written by the British.
Since India already gained their own independence, why can't they write their own penal codes?
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Which facts support/reject the accusations that PM Modi did not try hard enough to stop the 2002 Gujarat Riots?
Indian PM Modi is considered by some to be a divisive figure, promoting Hindutva rather aggressively.
A familiar accusation, often repeated by foreigners, is that, as Chief Minister of the state at the time, he "was involved in" / "did not stop" the…
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Why has India suddenly decided to change its non-aligned posture?
Historically India had been a non-aligned country. It had been convenient for India. For instance, India managed to purchase weapons from major weapons suppliers while distancing itself from American or Soviet proxy-wars.
In recent years, India…
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Nationhood of Nepal and Bhutan, in Indian subcontinent
During the period around Independence, India, under Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel's programme to unite the subcontinent, was getting Princely states to accede to Union of India. There were around 570 Princely States. Then why were Nepal and Bhutan,…
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Why is there no separate law for husband in domestic violence in india?
There is a law for wife for domestic violence in India, but there is no law for husband for domestic violence. Here is the Wikipedia link for 498A which is used for Indian wives.
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What is Indian government doing to protect African foreign students in India?
African students have been periodically suffering violence in India which goes back to the 2010s. African students and African envoys say that these attacks are related to racism. Indian politicians, and minister of external affairs denied. Portions…
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Why was the Telangana Legislative Council able to come to existence but not the ones of Assam or Rajasthan?
From this article,
The Assam Assembly in 2010 and the Rajasthan Assembly in 2012 passed resolutions for setting up a Legislative Council in their respective states. Both Bills are pending in Rajya Sabha.
From the article on Telangana Legislative…
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How long can a President's rule be imposed in Maharastra
Since the parties could not form a coalition government, Governor has imposed a President's rule for next six months.
What happens after six months?
As per the numbers it is impossible for the parities to form the government
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Why did they bring back paper ballots in the 2021 Andhra Pradesh local elections?
In this video, CBI Ex JD Laxmi Narayana says they brought back paper ballots in the 2021 Andhra Pradesh local elections. This is a translation of his words:
He saying they introduced ballot box again, till now we used EVM voting
machines
Why did…
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Why did Indian Parliament members stay up to 12:00 AM to launch GST bill?
I have been following Indian bills since my childhood. What's the big deal about this bill?
I have never seen Indian Parliament members stay up to 12:00 AM to launch a specific bill. They even prepared a proper timing schedule for this.
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Why Indian Government need permission from Bangladesh to visit Thailand through sea ways?
My General Knowledge professor told me, Indian Government need permission from Bangladesh to visit Thailand through sea ways.
Why they would need permission even Thailand is far away from Bangladesh?
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Why is there now a controversy over appointing the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
Prior to her death in December 2016, five term Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram appointed O. Panneerselvam as her successor. Now in February 2016, that appointment is in dispute: V. K. Sasikala demands the Chief Minister post for…
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Union Territory also a capital?
For a long time this question has puzzled me,
"How can a Union Territory be the capital of a state??"
P.S: Here, by "state" I don't mean the country....
For example:
Chandigarh (Union Territory) is the capital of Haryana and Punjab.
According…
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Why do the central states of India generally have lower Human Development Indexes?
HDI (meaning): The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. (more info)
I am seeing this graph on Wikipedia which gives…
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