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A great leap forward for Europe’s far right?
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Gurugram: Raj Babbar’s ticket to political resurrection
After years of political isolation, Gurugram offers the veteran actor-politician a chance to regain relevance; but he faces formidable opponents.
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Election 2024
Election Commission of India: Mala fide or merely incompetent?
The current ECs are twisting the knife in the deeply wounded electoral process. They have taken a weak, inadequate system and murdered its soul.
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
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Ebrahim Raisi (1960-2024): Iranian President who confronted the West
The news of Raisi’s death comes as Iran struggles with internal dissent and its relations with the wider world.
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BJP’s absence in Kashmir’s crucial seats: Tactical move or acknowledgment of Valley’s ground realities?
The saffron party is allegedly relying on proxy candidates now, but analysts say even these would be rejected by the people.
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India’s offer to finance Teesta barrage puts Prime Minister Hasina in a diplomatic fix
Since Bangladesh had asked China to help with the project, Hasina must now decide between India and China, balancing benefits and potential backlash.
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Israel’s diversionary attack on Iran has set off a new security crisis in West Asia
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India’s employment crisis: Jobless growth, threat of automation, and impact of climate change on productivity
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The Uralungal phenomenon: How a workers’ cooperative from Kerala defied caste, class barriers to become a model for the world
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Will India vote with its thali?
Soaring food inflation, coupled with stagnant wages and rampant unemployment, could be a game-changer in this election.
Mitali Mukherjee
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Remembering Abu Abraham, the cartoonist who bore witness
“Abu’s World”, an exhibition to commemorate his birth centenary, reminds us that his cartoons will always be ammunition in the war against hatred.
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BJP’s subversion of the electoral process and Modi’s communal rhetoric undermine credentials of democracy in India
It is time to use the only democratic weapon people have, the vote, responsibly.
Neera Chandhoke
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Editor’s Note: The fall of the Election Commission
The watchdog must reclaim its autonomy and backbone to safeguard democracy’s “soft guardrails”.
Vaishna Roy
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Election Commission of India: Mala fide or merely incompetent?
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