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June 27, 2024
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Reading continuity in a fractured verdict

If an extraordinary Lok Sabha verdict was meant to humble the political leadership, it appears to have had just the opposite effect. The Modi government is acting as if...

June 26, 2024
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A Government Still in Denial Mode

If an extraordinary Lok Sabha verdict was meant to humble the country’s political leadership, it appears to have had just the opposite effect. The Modi government is acting as...

June 13, 2024
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Mandate shows limits of strongman politics

One of the great joys of watching a blockbuster movie is the intermission which often comes just when the plot is reaching a dramatic crescendo. It is during the...

May 30, 2024
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Ten key takeaways from the elections

After crisscrossing the country for the last eight weeks, here are 10 key takeaways from an election that reveal the strengths and weaknesses of Indian electoral democracy. One, if...

May 16, 2024
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M factor in the polls is the mahila voter

In the battle for 2024, the M factor has taken centre stage. Modi, Muslims, Mangalsutra (Hindu marital marker), and even mutton and machhli (fish) have become part of the...

May 2, 2024
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Low polling carries message for parties

Two rounds are done, five to go, here is the big question blowing in the excruciatingly hot summer wind this general election season. Despite the incessant drumbeat in TV...

April 18, 2024
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A referendum on Modi’s leadership

An electorate of a whopping 960 million plus, spread over 543 constituencies, and over a million booths in 28 states and eight Union territories are voting in an election...

April 18, 2024
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A referendum on Modi’s leadership

An electorate of a whopping 960 million plus, spread over 543 constituencies, and over a million booths in 28 states and eight Union territories are voting in an election...

April 4, 2024
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Limits of Opposition’s ‘save democracy’ plank

BJP versus Democracy — a huge banner at the Opposition “ Save Democracy” rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi was aiming to set the 2024 election agenda. The last...

March 21, 2024
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Elections 2024 is a match of unequals

The 2024 election bugle has been sounded but the traditional band-baaja buzz is missing. This could be partly because a general election is more a marathon than a sprint,...