Opinion | Lok Sabha Polls Phase 2: Can NDA Maintain Its 2019 Lead? What Numbers SayAmitabh Tiwari | Thursday April 25, 2024 While the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) hopes to maintain - if not improve - its tally, the INDIA bloc will need to make a dent in the NDA's numbers to really gain some edge.Blog | Lok Sabha Elections: Hopes, Aspirations And Rivalries In AligarhSmita Gupta | Thursday April 25, 2024 While Banias remain firmly with the BJP, Brahmins are divided between the two candidates from their community.Blog | The Majestic 'Merlin': How An Engine Helped Britain Win World War 2Divyam Sharma | Wednesday April 24, 2024 Like all Rolls-Royce aero engines, the 'Merlin' was named after a bird of prey. But it also evoked the spirit of King Arthur's famous wizard. To the pilots who relied on it, the Merlin seemed magical.Opinion | PM Modi And 'Mangalsutra' Row: A Faustian Bargain For BJP?Lakshmi Iyer | Wednesday April 24, 2024 Mobilising Hindu votes with such speeches could prove to be a Faustian bargain for PM Modi, one that may cost him the goodwill earned among the country's Muslims over the last decade through his good governance policies.Opinion | Bengaluru's Water Crisis Is Why Indian Cities Need 'Water Urbanism'Bharti Mishra Nath | Tuesday April 23, 2024 India is home to 18% of the world's population, but it has only 4% of global water resources, making it one of the most water-stressed countries in the world.Opinion | Lok Sabha Polls: Intense Heatwave Behind Low Voter Turnout?Amitabh Tiwari | Tuesday April 23, 2024 A study based on data from the Indian Meteorological Department shows that during the campaign period for the Lok Sabha elections, approximately 72% of constituencies could experience maximum temperatures of 35C or higher.Opinion | BrahMos For Philippines: A Symbolic Win In The Choppy Indo-PacificHarsh V. Pant | Tuesday April 23, 2024 The delivery of the first BrahMos missile to the Philippines highlights how Indian defence priorities are evolving rapidly amidst a wider regional flux.Opinion | Is Polarised Politics Pushing People Out Of The Political Process?Amitabh Tiwari | Monday April 22, 2024 The recently concluded Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections this year recorded a voter turnout of 65.5%, lower than the almost 70% turnout recorded in 2019.Opinion | Poll Sops: Why Voters Must Question Their Long-Term Feasibility TooBibek Debroy, Aditya Sinha | Monday April 22, 2024 The true measure of responsible governance should be the ability of a party to articulate how it will balance short-term electoral incentives with the long-term fiscal health of the economy.Opinion | How PM Modi Transformed India's GovernanceDhiraj Nayyar | Monday April 22, 2024 Since 2014, the Modi government has contested vested interests and responded to the aspirations of the people.Opinion | A Shaky World Order: Can India Navigate A Russia-China-Iran Axis?Manoj Kewalramani, Anushka Saxena | Monday April 22, 2024 India may find it hard to balance its deepening ties with the West and the emerging partnership between China, Russia and Iran. A Cold War-style confrontation can be detrimental to India's approach of multi-alignment and strategic autonomy.Book Excerpt | Modi's Impact Runs Deeper Than Material AchievementsPradeep Bhandari | Sunday April 21, 2024 "Those in power who have kept a distance from the hearts and the minds of the common man can't understand why Modi has surpassed all political expectations. Or what the Modi Phenomena is," journalist Pradeep Bhandari writes in his book. Excerpts:Opinion | Nationalism And Elections: BJP Understands, Opposition Still Doesn'tNishtha Gautam | Saturday April 20, 2024 When the BJP ratcheted its nationalism game up, the Opposition left the field on its ideological high horse. That's exactly what the BJP wanted - to be the only option.Opinion | Above-Normal Rainfall Is Good News, But There's A Deeper ProblemBharti Mishra Nath | Saturday April 20, 2024 India needs a countrywide law to regulate groundwater and manage freshwater resources. Overdependence on monsoons should have been a thing of the past by now.Opinion | Election Commission: Four Questions To Ask India's 'Neutral' UmpireDerek O'Brien | Saturday April 20, 2024 Independent, non-partisan, effective, fair, efficient, are adjectives that must fit snugly into the pockets of the black and white coats of this neutral election umpire. But do they?111121314151617181920...67