Bhanu Dhamija

Founder CMD @DivyaHimachal media group.
Author 'Why India Needs the Presidential System'
'भारत में राष्ट्रपति प्रणाली: कितनी जरूरी, कितनी बेहतर'

[Bhanu Dhamija @BhanuDhamija]

Pleased to announce the release of the second edition of my book "Why India Needs the Presidential System." A new Foreword highlights why today the need for the presidential system is even more dire, and how its adoption is not so farfetched.
[Available on Amazon etc.]

[The Quint @TheQuint]

At its core, the delimitation debate pits two legitimate principles against each other: democratic representation and federal balance. @BhanuDhamija writes.
Read: https://t.co/NBNfwRRJjR

[The Quint @TheQuint]

Opposition parties united against the bill, arguing that it would disproportionately benefit the populous Hindi heartland—where the BJP enjoys strong support—while penalising states that had successfully controlled population growth and invested heavily in public welfare.
At its core, the delimitation debate pits two legitimate principles against each other: democratic representation and federal balance. @BhanuDhamija writes.
Read here: https://t.co/3VdBw7h6qr

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India’s #Constitution leaves much unsaid. When courts step in to fill these textual gaps, they often end up creating new laws that are poorly defined and difficult to enforce. This is not "eloquent," as this article argues.
https://t.co/06o11C00Iw

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

What does “belonging” mean to you? Not in the political sense, but to a place, to people? My New Year’s reflections on “The Cartography of Belonging”:
https://t.co/WEYU3K2gCb

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

A beautiful, moving piece by my childhood friend @JaelSilliman, an outstanding chronicler of Indian Jewish life who runs the JewishCalcutta website, reflecting on the aftermath of the #BondiBeach horror from the sanctuary of Kochi’s famous “JewTown”: https://t.co/l7tjSrOFtW

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Our #Constitution was designed more to control diversity than to celebrate it. [my column]
https://t.co/71IVP1ePAD

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HOPE

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When our founders adopted the #Constitution in 1950, they hoped that it would serve as a glue holding the country together. But all its so-called unifying features have failed to deliver.
[my column] @TheQuint #ConstitutionDay
https://t.co/CoL9gSvIoH

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Some accuse #Gandhi of appeasing #Muslims, saying it led to India’s partition and the establishment of Pakistan. But that claim is far from the truth. [my column]
#India #Pakistan #GandhiJayanti
https://t.co/YljURXsom9

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Political violence in the United States remains rare, is not always politically motivated, and garners little support from the public. [my column]
#politicalviolence #CharlieKirk #USA
https://t.co/Njoebf0r5g

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Yes. @theabhayk! The name comes from the Malay word for Hanuman, which was often pronounced as Handuman by ancient Malay sailors and traders who were familiar with the Ramayana. Over time, "Handuman" evolved into "Andaman." It’s not an English name as many wrongly believe.

[Bhanu Dhamija @BhanuDhamija]

My column where I show that it wasn’t Gandhi’s so-called “appeasement” of Muslims that led to India’s Partition. Of all the actors involved in the long saga of India's vivisection, #Gandhi is perhaps the least deserving of blame. #GandhiJayanti @TheQuint
https://t.co/4r1eJF8lna

[Mohandas Pai @TVMohandasPai]

Some data. We need our PM ⁦@narendramodi⁩ to look into this. The biggest Scrounge of Indus is such corruption. Anything govt touched in providing services or taxes seems to lead to corruption ⁦@sanjeevsanyal⁩

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

This is truly dismaying. Corruption remains rampant across the system and most companies simply comply as part of the “price of doing business”. It doesn’t have to be this way. Indeed it must not be like this if the country is to grow and prosper.

[The Quint @TheQuint]

On Mahatma Gandhi’s 156th birth anniversary, it’s worth reflecting on a criticism that is often levelled against his otherwise remarkable legacy. Some Indians accuse Gandhi of appeasing Muslims during the freedom struggle. @BhanuDhamija writes.
Read: https://t.co/64XEFrN7IG

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

The sound of silence: my latest #TharoorThink column in the @IndianExpress comes to grips with the reluctance of the Indian diaspora in America to speak up for the interests of their motherland, in the face of continued assaults from Washington:

[Bhanu Dhamija @BhanuDhamija]

Should India Align with America?
The time has come for Indian leaders to decide whether to shed the country’s longstanding nonalignment policy and make common cause with the United States.
[my column] #Tariffs #USA #India
https://t.co/lqBajFlv2O

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Many Indian thinkers believe that India’s #secularism can survive if governments keep a principled distance from all religions, or promote them equally. But they may be expecting too much from politicians. [my column]
@thewire_in
https://t.co/ZA8yRajxxQ

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My column where I argue that India's nonalignment has become shorthand for opportunism. The foreign policy of a great nation like India shouldn't be driven by expediency, for it leaves us with no solid friends.
#TariffsOnIndia #TrumpTariffs

[The Quint @TheQuint]

Opinion | The time, however, has come for Indian leaders to decide whether to shed the country’s longstanding non-alignment policy and make common cause with the Americans. @BhanuDhamija writes.
Read: https://t.co/9YBRDw4jKo

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Only 38% Americans today say they trust their fellow citizens when it comes to making political decisions.
Why? Americans have become too gullible...
#America #DemocracyUnderThreat
https://t.co/0JqUvXGmNr