Modi’s personal touch and women voters played a crucial role in BJP’s victory
AAP decimated Congress and SAD with a more attractive model of populism, changing the political map of a traditional two-party state
Development and access to basic amenities are moving voters away from the traditional draw of caste and religion in India’s most politically significant state
Dalits tend to benefit more than others with social peace and stability
It was the ‘double-engine’ magic of Modi-Yogi at work in UP. In the run-up to 2024, the unambiguous message is that leaders like Adityanath will give no quarter to slow-footed rivals
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New Delhi balances ties with Russia and the West while keeping an eye on China
Joe Biden is playing a convincing role in the crisis—for scant political reward
America sought the impossible, Russia the unattainable