constitution – All Indians Matter

by admin|04 March 202304 March 2023|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer March 4, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera referred to the prime minister as Narendra ‘Gautam Das’ Modi, pointing to the alleged nexus between the prime...

‘Elgar Parishad case defies logic, creates perpetual sense of disbelief’

by admin|08 February 202308 February 2023|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer February 8, 2023 The Elgar Parishad case, in which several activists have been accused of making speeches that led to violence in Bhima Koregaon near Pune in 2018, drags on. Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde, lawyer-activist Sudha Bhardwaj and...

Why BBC documentary on Gujarat riots really angers Modi

by admin|28 January 202328 January 2023|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer January 28, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. The now famous BBC documentary, ‘India: The Modi Question’, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots during his tenure...

‘On federalism, for the BJP, unity is often a synonym for uniformity’

by admin|14 December 202214 December 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer December 14, 2022 The Centre is displaying a disturbing tendency to undermine federalism. For instance, increasing the monetary share of states in centrally sponsored schemes, imposition of demonetisation, outsourcing statutory functions of the Smart Cities Mission, delays in...

World’s largest democracy is among the worst for journalists

by admin|20 August 202220 August 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer August 20, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. On Independence Day, a little girl stood on her school stage and said: “I am Mehnaz Kappan. Daughter of journalist Siddique Kappan,...

‘We are witnessing the decay of the Indian judiciary in real time’

by admin|15 August 202215 August 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer August 15, 2022 The steady decline of democracy, institutions and freedoms in India over the past eight years has been a matter of great concern to Indians and governments across the world. Interestingly, many of the trends witnessed...

Twitter case verdict will indicate future of free speech in India

by admin|30 July 202230 July 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer July 30, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. Twitter has sued the Indian government This is an escalation of its battle with the Narendra Modi government as the latter tries...

Audio podcast: ‘Key laws affecting citizens’ lives were passed without consulting them’

by admin|18 May 202218 May 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer May 18, 2022 The Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy says the government should place a draft version of any law it makes before the people for their inputs. This is important for a truly participative democracy. However, at last count,...

Audio podcast: No, Hindi is NOT our national language

by admin|07 May 202207 May 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer May 7, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. A few days ago, there was an exchange between Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and southern star Sudeep over Hindi as a national...

Audio podcast: ‘Consent is key; marital rape exception is against Constitution’

by admin|16 February 202216 February 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer February 16, 2022 Marital rape is at the centre of a heated debate with those opposing its criminalisation citing “men’s rights”, “potential misuse of the law” and “impact on Indian society”. What is the case all about, and...

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