Browse published articles by Dr. N. Bhaskar Rao.
Next big game changers, ten propositions to lift India to newer heights
Primepost
The common denominators between the three are political parties and electoral system. That is without political parties coming under checks and balance and elec…
Published on:
24 Oct 2020
Simultaneous Polls Not the Panacea for the Ills Plaguing Indian Democracy
The Wire
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi endorsing the idea for a while now, speculation is rife that the country may go in for simultaneous polls in 2022...…
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16 Oct 2020
Veteran calls for a way forward for TV ratings
Primepost
The core of ongoing controversy on TV ratings is much larger than is being made out. It is not about two competing channels. Or, limited to a police complaint …
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16 Oct 2020
Pros and Cons of Simultaneous Polls
Primepost
The fact that the Prime Minister has been endorsing the idea of simultaneous election for a couple of years, is clear that the Government is determined to push …
Published on:
15 Oct 2020
Of content and control – where advertising and PR still rule
Vidura (Volume 11, Issue 4, P. 20-21)
When the path and the pace of the media in India are by and large set by advertising and market research, which are often controlled by foreign corporates,...…
Published on:
01 Dec 2019
Revealing a vibrant democracy: Electoral reforms are the need of the hour
Wion
As India completes its 17th general election in 70 years, it is an occasion to answer pessimists, who have doubted the vibrancy of India’s democracy. …
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22 May 2019
Revealing a vibrant democracy
DNA
As India completes its 17th general election in 70 years, it is an occasion to answer pessimists, who have doubted the vibrancy of India’s democracy. When the…
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22 May 2019
The ‘note for vote’ syndrome
DNA
With two of the seven-phased 2019 general election left to go, the Election Commission (EC) has reported countrywide confiscation of cash, gold, liquor and drug…
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10 May 2019
2019 Lok Sabha polls will go down as the most expensive election in the history of democracy
Wion
With two of the seven-phased 2019 general election left to go, the Election Commission (EC) has reported countrywide confiscation of cash, gold, liquor and drug…
Published on:
10 May 2019
Cash-for-votes: An insidious poll trend
The Hindu
The cash-for-votes practice is no longer limited to the south. It’s time to think of ways to restore democracy…
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30 Apr 2019
Poll code: Nothing really model about it
DNA
As we approach the halfway mark of the seven-phase 2019 elections, it is clear that this is the ugliest campaign in India’s 70-year-old electoral history. As …
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26 Apr 2019
Political leaders and parties must come forward to restore the sanctity of electoral practices
Wion
As we approach the halfway mark of the seven-phase 2019 elections, it is clear that this is the ugliest campaign in India’s 70-year-old electoral history. …
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26 Apr 2019
EC’s deep credibility crisis
DNA
As the 2019 poll campaign kicked off, a few unprecedented civil society initiatives deserve to be recalled. …
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17 Apr 2019
Sops and welfare state
DNA
What exactly is good governance that every political leader claims to bestow on the people, best enshrined in their 2019 election manifestos? …
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15 Apr 2019
In a democracy, good governance is not possible without good politics
Wion
What exactly is good governance that every political leader claims to bestow on the people, best enshrined in their 2019 election manifestos?…
Published on:
15 Apr 2019