Eknath Shinde
Naveen Babu’s Dual Conch
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In a play on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s “dual engine sarkar”, the BJD veteran sought the support of voters for the “dual shanko” (conch shells)
Uddhav Thackeray’s Hard Fall
Looking back, Thackeray might have avoided the Shinde event if he had paid attention to what was happening on the ground
Distant Relations
India has good reasons to pay attention to Suriname and the Caribbean community, a migration trail for indentured labour from India
Mumbai’s Transport Makeover Gets a Kickstart
By the end of this year, an underground line covering most of the main city is expected to be operational
Principles of Disengagement
Indian authorities continue to carefully assess the state of infrastructure and deployment at the Indo-China border
Tiger Tethered
The party that Bal Thackeray built has been suffering an existential crisis for a long time
The Last Resort
Luxury retreats continue to be a haven for both party honchos to herd their flock and rebels who want to break away
The Fall of Uddhav Thackeray
The rebellion that ended his tenure as chief minister would have happened sooner had it not been for the pandemic
Rifts in Sena, Drift on Hindutva spark Maharashtra Crisis
The decisions of Sena MLAs to bolt en masse have sealed the fate of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government -- irrespective of whether it hangs on a little longer
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