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Was the President really elected?
The Tribune, July 27, 2012 ARTICLE Was the President really elected? It is a very disturbing process by Jagdeep S. Chhokar THE Presidential election…
With respect, Your Honour!
GovernanceNow, June 01-15, 2012, pp.18-21 Dear Justice Katju, I am taking the liberty of writing thisopen letter to you, having been guidedand encouraged by…
Transparent Intentions
CIC is the custodian of transparency. Shouldn’t it then be a little more transparent itself? GovernanceNow, May 16-31, pp.36-37 The central information commission (CIC)…
Model code and misconduct
Jagdeep Chokar : Regulation & ethics : Internet rights
Protecting freedom of information, expression and association on the internet in India since 2011 As part of a global initiative of the Association for…
A melting pot of candidates
Why should one vote?
A response to Swaroop Pandit’s article published in our last issue GovernanceNow | March 16-31, 2012 Jagdeep S. Chhokar Swaroop Pandit’s (Governance Now, March…
Lokpal awards: Gandhis voted both winners & losers
Can undemocratic parties serve a democratic nation?
Suhas Palshikar (By the ballot alone,IE,August 6) presented an elegant case against internal democracy in political parties. How persuasive,though,was it? Suhas Palshikar (By the…
Can undemocratic parties serve a democratic nation?
House of Parties
Parliament has stopped speaking for the people because the people’s representatives now just represent their political parties Jagdeep S Chhokar GovernanceNow | September 16-30,…
A law for law makers
A law for lawmakers Jagdeep S Chhokar GovernanceNow | August 16-31, 2011 Indian polity is in a state of flux. Almost all political formations…
More power to the people
Jagdeep S. Chhokar GovernanceNow | September 1-15, 2011 The Anna Hazare phenomenon continues to hold the nation in suspense and awe, as this piece…
Democracy by dictatorship
Jagdeep S Chhokar GovernanceNow | August 1-15, 2011 Democracy thrives everywhere inIndia – except in the headquarters of political parties. Here, the word of…
Who should pay for election? Not the state.
Do our elected representative really represent us?
Do our elected representatives really represent us? Truth about democracy: MPs claim to speak on our behalf but more than 98 percent of them…
Lokpal needs teeth to bite
The Tribune, July 02, 2011 OPED GOVERNANCE That there will be a consensus on Lokpal is not in doubt. The real issue is what…
Party finances are not state secrets
Some parties are making corruption charges and some are facing corruption charges, but they all are united in keeping their own finances as secret…