(Organised by the New Delhi Review of Books (NDRB), published by the Nation First Policy Research & Change Foundation (NFPRC) Foundation, at Ambassador–IHCL Selections, New Delhi, on 23 October 2026) Chief Guest Mr Sanjeev Sanyal, Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India Editor-in-Chief Mr Prem Ansh Sinha Publisher Mr Ananth Krishna Felicitation and Launch The team at Ramjas Political Review was invited to the launch of the inaugural issue of the New
Introduction Byrnihat’s particulate matter concentration between 2023–25 surpassed that of Delhi and numerous cities that had become synonymous with the pollution charts themselves. As a result, Byrnihat earned, for itself, the distinction of being not only India’s but also ‘the world’s most polluted city’. When citing such evidence, it is easy to criticise the government for inaction. However, pre-empting this reductionist view of inactivity, empirical records demonstrate t
Introduction India’s Anti-Defection Law, introduced through the Tenth Schedule in 1985, aimed to stop the rampant party-switching that had weakened governments in the 1960s and 1970s. However, four decades later, the law has not ended defections but changed how they occur, with partisan Speakers and strategically planned two-thirds mergers turning it from a democratic safeguard into a tool of political consolidation. This essay critically examines that transformation, drawing
