elections

Why Politics Matters

Hartosh Singh Bal

Ideas do not count for much. You might hate this but you better lump it. For it really is the will of the people. Of those who count, not the ones we hear in TV studios. Not People Like Us

Desperately Seeking Consensus

Sudeep Chakravarti

After fifteen failed attempts at electing a Prime Minister, the question in Nepal now is whether it can maintain its cohesion

India Gains, Desis Don’t

Hartosh Singh Bal

Candidates of Indian origin who go the ‘American way’ do better than those who don’t

Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are to share power with David Cameron as PM and Nick Clegg as his deputy. This experiment could nudge electoral reforms along that democrats worldwide would be watching.

From Bullet to Ballot

Dhirendra K. Jha

Old rivalries resurface as Naxals face poll challenges from within their ranks. The Jharkhand election could determine the future of Naxalism.

Boy Who Burst out of His Bubble

Rahul Pandita

He spoke of his Dream India where everyone could dream freely. Tsk, tsk, we said. Then came the electoral tests. He lost some, won some. But now he finally has our attention.

Beyond Lal and Sons

Jatin Gandhi

Remember when Haryana politics was about the many shades of Lal—Devi, Bansi, Bhajan? Now, the sons are trying to ride piggyback on their fathers’ fame, but they are unlikely to find much joy in this election.

In Black, Red and Green

Revati Laul

The war-torn nation’s hopes, fears and nightmares before a national election

Detecting Fraud

Hartosh Singh Bal

A fascinating statistical law was brought into play to substantiate claims that the Iran election was rigged

The Tweets of a Revolutionary Week

Rahul Bhatia

How the foot soldiers of a social networking website took the place of reporters on the streets of Tehran, and why this transformation in conflict reporting should annoy despots everywhere