CRITICAL ANALYST

Why India Needs a Revolution But Will Likely Never Have One: A Political Analysis Inspired by Aristotle's theory on Revolution Throughout history, revolutions have been born from a fundamental imbalance within a state, when inequality widens to such an extent that the cry for justice becomes impossible to ignore. Among ancient political philosophers, Aristotle offered one of the earliest systematic theories of revolution. His insight remains compelling even in today’s world, especially when applied to modern-day India. Aristotle’s Theory on Revolution: Roots in Inequality Aristotle argued that revolutions arise when inequality reaches two extremes, (concentrated wealth and severe poverty) without a stabilizing middle class in between. When a state lacks a strong, aspirational middle stratum, it becomes vulnerable to upheaval. According to Aristotle, a sense of injustice among the poor and the arrogance of the rich are the key drivers of political instability. Contemporary Interpret...

"Is the issue of civic sense actually an issue of space between people?" Key words: civic sense, population liability, space, privacy, emotions and opinion etc. T oday, while traveling in the general compartment of an Indian Railways train, I had a moment of clarity. Cramped shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, sharing more than just physical space — emotions, sounds, smells, even silences — I realized something: India’s so-called 'lack of civic sense' is not a failure of values. It's a result of collapse — the collapse of space between the individual and the collective. We often complain that people don’t respect boundaries, privacy, or opinions. But maybe the real issue is that boundaries don’t exist in the first place. In places like the general coach, there is no personal space. You're not an individual — you're part of a human fabric, tightly woven together. So when someone asserts individuality — by asking for silence, or claiming emotional space — i...

  Implementation of Retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in India: How will it impact the existing payment channels and how can it enhance digital payments?                            Central Bank of India e.g., RBI controls the monetary policy of India through money regulation (majorly Fiat money) and is likely to introduce digital currency based on blockchain technology. so, central bank digital currency (CBDC) can be defined as the virtual or digital asset version of the fiat currency. Unlike cryptocurrency, digital currency is not decentralised, while it aims to improve the efficiency of payment and financial inclusion. As per the RBI concept note on CBDC the key motives to introduce the digital currency as a sovereign currency, CBDC has special advantages over central bank money, such as integrity, trust, safety, and liquidity. Among other reasons, lowering operational costs associated with physic...

  Does decentralization bridge the gap of social inequality? Decentralization through 73 rd and 74 th constitution amendment act (in 1992) came in the purview of constitution and forced towards decentralized democracy, while at the same time some communities or groups were facing the socioeconomical inequality, like women representation, Dalit and backwards castes communities’ representations. So, the question arises that, after the 20 years of remarkable decentralized system of democracy such as PRI (Panchayat Raj Institutions) and municipality system, Is the social gaps or inequality filled by decentralization or not? Decentralization is not necessarily conducive to local democracy. In fact, in situations of sharp local inequalities, decentralization sometimes heightens the concentration of power and discourages rather than fosters participation among the underprivileged. To illustrate, in some tribal areas where upper caste landlords and traders dominate village affairs,...