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The Constitution at 70 | The Big Picture

<p>On January 26, India marked the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution. The text represents the audaciousness of the drafters - for they dared to dream of a democracy with universal adult franchise and fundamental rights for citizens in a society which was deeply divided on identity lines and was marked by poverty and illiteracy. What drove them? How has the Constitution fared since? To discuss this, Madhav Khosla - who teaches at Columbia and Ashoka Universities and is the author of a remarkable new book, India's Founding Moment: The Constitution of a Most Surprising Democracy - joins this edition of The Big Picture.</p>
Updated on Feb 22, 2020 11:25 am IST

India under Modi 2.0 | The Big Picture

<p>Eight months since Narendra Modi took over for the second time, India is at the crossroads. The government has used its legislative majority to push legislations integral to its core ideological beliefs. But this has also prompted an opposition from a section of citizens. The economy remains in a difficult spot, with low growth and high inflation. And India has had to face difficult questions internationally. To discuss domestic politics, economy, and foreign policy, Milan Vaishnav - political scientist and director of the South Asia programme at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC - joins this edition of The Big Picture.</p>
Updated on Feb 22, 2020 11:31 am IST

The Big Picture: The unrest in JNU

<p>JNU has witnessed a student agitation for over two months. On January 5, masked miscreants entered the university campus and assaulted both students and teachers. Ever since then, both JNU students and campuses across the country have intensified protests. Many have sought the resignation or dismissal of the vice chancellor. To discuss the events in JNU, University professor Atul Sood joins this edition of The Big Picture.</p>
Updated on Feb 22, 2020 11:35 am IST
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