‘Elections have never been fought on electoral issues; it’s always about a personality’
Ashraf Engineer July 26, 2024 Over the past decade, Indian politics has seen systemic changes...
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‘Right wing knows that if you create an artificial grievance, you can rule forever’
Ashraf Engineer April 3, 2024 The rise of right-wing nationalism and intense polarisation is defining...
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How the ED became a political player
Ashraf Engineer July 8, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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‘Govt wants intellectual hegemony, hence the crackdown on academic freedom’
Ashraf Engineer April 5, 2023 Academic freedom and institutional autonomy have declined significantly in India...
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Celebs’ silence on injustice is a betrayal of their followers
Ashraf Engineer April 1, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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‘Authoritarians want to capture institutions because they don’t want any division of power’
Ashraf Engineer March 29, 2023 Among the various worries about, and threats to, Indian democracy...
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The weaponisation of central agencies
Ashraf Engineer March 11, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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The long, dark shadow of Section 153A
Ashraf Engineer March 4, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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‘First past the post system is not ideal; electoral reforms needed’
Ashraf Engineer March 1, 2023 The mere existence of elections does not mean we have...
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‘Given the state of the media, fact checkers have become extremely important’
Ashraf Engineer January 4, 2023 The Indian news media are facing a credibility crisis. Naked...
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‘On federalism, for the BJP, unity is often a synonym for uniformity’
Ashraf Engineer December 14, 2022 The Centre is displaying a disturbing tendency to undermine federalism....
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‘Tharoor is not elitist, has middle-class background; he’s not in the race to lose’
Ashraf Engineer October 10, 2022 Shashi Tharoor’s campaign to be Congress president has earned him...
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Can the Bharat Jodo Yatra revive the Congress and Brand Rahul?
Ashraf Engineer October 1, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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Tharoor must seize this moment for the Congress
Rohit Tripathi September 29, 2022 Indian democracy is not at a crossroads. It has taken...
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‘Nationhood is a journey; concept underscored by justice, dignity’
Ashraf Engineer August 24, 2022 What exactly is nationhood? How has it evolved in India...
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Audio podcast: No, Hindi is NOT our national language
Ashraf Engineer May 7, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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Audio podcast: ‘When it comes to hate, people don’t want neutrality; they want an echo chamber’
Ashraf Engineer November 10, 2021 The politics of hate can be traced back to Partition...
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Audio Podcast Episode 100: ‘India’s resilience stands out’
Ashraf Engineer September 4, 2021 As the country goes through profound political and social changes,...
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Hate and violence in India, Part 1: A ‘He, Ram’ list
This is the first of a three-part series on communal strife and hate crimes in...
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Audio podcast: 7 things the finance minister didn’t tell you about Budget 2021
Ashraf Engineer February 5, 2021 PODCAST TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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Audio podcast: We need new economic, political thinking
Ashraf Engineer October 15, 2020 If ever there was a time for bold, break-out economic...
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Audio podcast: Why I created All Indians Matter
Ashraf Engineer September 30, 2020 Podcast transcript Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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From the man who would be PM to a footnote in history
By Sujata Anandan July 31, 2020 As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prepares to dust...
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Even the RSS grudgingly acknowledges Rahul as he turns 50
Sujata Anandan June 20, 2020 The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) loves to play the “politics...
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