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The Three As Of A Popular Movement: Accountability, Affordability, Anger

The Three As Of A Popular Movement: Accountability, Affordability, Anger

The alleged NEET paper leak and the government's handling of student protests have intensified demands for accountability. Concerns over education...

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Ajoy Bose

Defections Will Not Only Impact The Opposition But Also The Ruling Party

Repeated political defections have weakened India's party system and diluted electoral mandates. The piece traces the history of anti-defection laws,...

30.06.2026 20

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New Dalit Leaders Focusing On Issue-Based Politics Rather Than The Caste Issue

Abhijit Dipke, Boston-based 24-year-old Dalit founder of Cockroach Janta Party, is reshaping youth politics around education and unemployment as...

14.06.2026 20

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BJP’s Assam And West Bengal Wins May Impact India-Bangladesh Ties

An analysis report suggests BJP victories in Assam and West Bengal could complicate India-Bangladesh relations due to heightened rhetoric around...

11.05.2026 30

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Delimitation Bill Would Have Imposed Crushing Financial Burden Of Over ₹11,000 Crore Annually On India's Economy

Concerns have been raised over the financial burden of the proposed delimitation plan, which could cost over ₹11,000 crore annually by expanding MPs...

26.04.2026 30

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BJP's Vishwaguru Narrative Faces Reality Check As Pakistan Plays Mediator, Forcing PM Modi To Downplay Global Role In Polls

The Middle East conflict has triggered a political clash, with the Congress criticising the Modi government’s global influence while the BJP...

12.04.2026 30

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Uttar Pradesh’s Return To Bipolar Politics Sets Stage For BJP–SP Showdown

Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a return to bipolar politics as the Samajwadi Party gains ground against the BJP ahead of crucial elections. Shifting...

02.04.2026 30

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Liquor Case Collapse Validates Arvind Kejriwal, But Is It Enough For AAP’s Political Comeback?

The collapse of the liquor scam case against Arvind Kejriwal offers moral validation but may not guarantee a political comeback for AAP. While the...

01.03.2026 30

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Mark Tully: The British Journalist Who Left An Indelible Mark On Indian Media

A personal tribute to Mark Tully, the legendary BBC correspondent who reported India from the ground up—from the Emergency and the Janata experiment...

01.02.2026 30

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Why The Vande Mataram Pitch Is Unlikely To Resonate In West Bengal Elections

The BJP’s attempt to revive the Vande Mataram debate ahead of West Bengal polls is unlikely to influence voters. Bengal’s electorate is driven by...

26.12.2025 30

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ECI In Fresh Trouble Over Mounting BLO Distress

The exercise, which involves laborious door-to-door verification, data collection, and digitisation of voter records, often disrupted by faulty...

05.12.2025 30

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No Change In Bihar Politics As Nitish Babu Is Back With A Bang

The first is undoubtedly the political tenacity of this leader, who has consistently defied the conventional norms of anti-incumbency that have felled...

16.11.2025 20

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Manipur Continues To Burn Despite PM Modi's Balm Of Peace

It has been more than a week since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long-awaited visit to Manipur, seen as a tentative first step towards resolving...

24.09.2025 30

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In A Bid To Be A Global Player, India Can’t Ignore The Region

All three are important neighbours of India, but an increasingly insular intelligence and diplomatic apparatus have in recent years repeatedly been...

16.09.2025 40

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India-US Ties In Question As Trump Appoints Sergio Gor Special Envoy And Ambassador To Delhi

The latest provocation from US President Donald Trump to India is the creation of a new post of Special Envoy of South and Central Asian countries,...

28.08.2025 40

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SIR Is Turning Out To Be A Gift From The EC To The Opposition

For a vast majority of people, except perhaps the rich and powerful, their vote, whether in state assembly or parliamentary polls, is the most prized...

23.08.2025 40

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Modi’s Vishwaguru Image Dented As Trump’s Tariffs, Taunts And Pro-Pakistan Moves Unravel Indo-US Ties

The appalling impasse that the Modi government finds itself in with the relentless bullying tactics of US President Donald Trump is to a large extent...

02.08.2025 40

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Emergency: A Censorship On Collective Wisdom And Wit

Inside the Link House on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg (Delhi’s Fleet Street), which housed my Patriot newspaper, in the darkened office without...

06.07.2025 30

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As Assembly Polls Reveal, The BJP Is No Longer Invincible

Although a sample of just five assembly constituencies is small, the wide geographic distribution of its poll losses in all parts of the country West,...

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