Indian politics

A Life In Four Acts

Siddharth Singh

A political biography of the Indian Constitution

India’s Message to Yunus

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Bangladesh’s current rulers need to keep in mind when they consider India’s requests to protect minorities

Populism At Play

Siddharth Singh

A year of many elections saw India’s freebie fetish push state-level expenditures beyond margins of safety

Missed Call

Rajeev Deshpande

Internal drift and worn-out themes have shrunk Congress and kept the party from capitalising on the Lok Sabha results while a defining idea to counter BJP still eludes the Opposition

Waqf JPC Works Below the Radar

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The polarisation on the issue—many Muslim organisations have opposed the Bill—makes it almost mandatory for anti-BJP parties dependent on minority votes to oppose the legislation tooth and nail

Foreword

S Prasannarajan

Modernisation with a cultural accent is a national project further validated by the India of 2024

Buffer Story

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The buffer zones, which involved a pullback from specific friction points on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by Indian and Chinese troops, remain but patrolling has been restored to full extent