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Arvind Kejriwal

Don’t Breathe

Siddharth Singh

How Punjab’s populism fuels air pollution

The Limits of the Anti-Modi Plank

Narendra Modi and BJP are in a much stronger position today than in the run-up to 2019 as they head for state elections that will begin the contest for 2024

Taxpayers’ Money

AAP spent ₹700 crore on blowing their trumpet in ads in several states

The Wages of Profligacy

Behind the political anger directed at the Election Commission for asking parties to explain how they plan to fund their promised freebies lies an ever-growing threat to the Indian economy

A Clever Politician

The same trick of free bijli-paani that saw the Delhiites vote in droves for AAP was refined further in Punjab

Middle-Class India

The ugly side of the English-speaking urban elite

AAP: The Unravelling

Delhi’s liquor scam is the biggest but not the only crisis to have hit the AAP government. Across sectors, from education and health to largescale freebies, the Arvind Kejriwal regime faces charges of corruption, some of which even hark back to the early years of the party

Revadi Culture

It should serve as a warning against cheap shortcuts to power

No Freebies on Modi’s Watch

Competitive populism has put the finances of several states in peril. Fixing the faultlines starts with making a distinction between unmerited subsidies and targeted benefits for the needy

Booze Cronyism

Did AAP’s government in Delhi provide inordinate benefits to liquor licensees at the expense of the public exchequer?

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