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Blog | Understanding Jailed Leader Engineer Rashid's Win In Kashmir

Blog | Understanding Jailed Leader Engineer Rashid's Win In Kashmir

Nazir Masoodi | Sunday June 09, 2024

Jailed leader Engineer Rashid registered a stunning victory here as an Independent, defeating former chief minister Omar Abdullah by over 2 lakh votes

Opinion | Why Modi's Third Victory Is Unique Not Only In India But Also Globally

Opinion | Why Modi's Third Victory Is Unique Not Only In India But Also Globally

Akhilesh Sharma | Saturday June 08, 2024

Narendra Modi is the only leader in a major international global democracy since the Second World War to have a vote percentage (this can be considered a measure of popularity) that's more or less intact despite serving two terms.

Opinion: Eye On China As India Invites Key Regional Partners At NDA Swearing-In

Opinion: Eye On China As India Invites Key Regional Partners At NDA Swearing-In

Vishnu Som | Saturday June 08, 2024

The decision to invite seven regional heads of state to the swearing-in ceremony of the NDA has been made to consolidate ties with nations that lie at the heart of Delhi's 'Neighbourhood First' Policy.

Opinion | The Real Surprise of 2024 - How Key State Battles Went Local

Opinion | The Real Surprise of 2024 - How Key State Battles Went Local

Pradeep Bhandari | Friday June 07, 2024

Analysing the BJPs surprising losses in key states.

Opinion | The Many Coalition Compulsions As NDA 3.0 Begins Its Journey

Opinion | The Many Coalition Compulsions As NDA 3.0 Begins Its Journey

Ashutosh | Friday June 07, 2024

Prime Minister Modi is not known to believe in wide-ranging consultations; he believes in implementing what he thinks is right, without being handicapped by the wishes and interests of supporting parties.

Opinion | How Did Low Turnout Affect BJP? A Phase-Wise Analysis

Opinion | How Did Low Turnout Affect BJP? A Phase-Wise Analysis

Amitabh Tiwari | Friday June 07, 2024

All in all, the NDA saw losses of 25 seats (on a net basis) in phases where the turnout declined, while it recorded erosion of 35 seats in phases where polling increased.

Opinion | CAA, Agnipath, Caste Census: How Will Modi 3.0 Navigate These Issues?

Opinion | CAA, Agnipath, Caste Census: How Will Modi 3.0 Navigate These Issues?

Bharti Mishra Nath | Friday June 07, 2024

The BJP may now have to put controversial issues like Kashi and Mathura on the back burner. Religious politics may have to be subtly replaced with the compulsions of a 'political economy'.

Opinion | How Maharashtra Verdict Sets The Stage For More Political Churn

Opinion | How Maharashtra Verdict Sets The Stage For More Political Churn

Arati R Jerath | Friday June 07, 2024

Will parties heed the punishment meted out by voters to the politics of "jod-tod" that has marred the Maharashtra landscape for the past two years?

Opinion | Act 3, Take 1: Five Economic Planks The New Government Must Focus On

Opinion | Act 3, Take 1: Five Economic Planks The New Government Must Focus On

Dharmakirti Joshi | Thursday June 06, 2024

Scan the landscape, and we foresee the global economy resilient in 2024. But a multitude of factors - geopolitical uncertainties, debt piles, tariff friction and climatic disruptions - seethe underneath.

Opinion | How Did Exit Polls Fail To Capture Ground Reality? A Pollster Decodes

Opinion | How Did Exit Polls Fail To Capture Ground Reality? A Pollster Decodes

Yashwant Deshmukh & Sutanu Guru | Thursday June 06, 2024

Even most conservative estimates had said that the NDA will comfortably touch 350 seats. The actual tally turned out to be over 50 seats less than that.

Opinion | Naveen Patnaik's Undoing Was Partly Of His Own Making

Opinion | Naveen Patnaik's Undoing Was Partly Of His Own Making

Anita Katyal | Thursday June 06, 2024

Naveen Patnaik may have been shown the door by the people today, but there is no denying that he has left an indelible mark on the history of the state.

Opinion | Arrogance, EVMs And Uttar Pradesh: Key Lessons From Election 2024

Opinion | Arrogance, EVMs And Uttar Pradesh: Key Lessons From Election 2024

Nishtha Gautam | Wednesday June 05, 2024

This election has been a moment of reckoning for everyone who wore arrogance as a second skin. It won't be hyperbolic to say that the humble, vulnerable, taken-for-granted voter had the last word, delivering a coup de grace.

Opinion | For Mamata, State Supremacy Outweighs An Uncertain National Role

Opinion | For Mamata, State Supremacy Outweighs An Uncertain National Role

Jayanta Bhattacharya | Wednesday June 05, 2024

The aim is another resounding victory in the next assembly elections. Political sensibility lies in the option of preparing for a return to power in West Bengal.

Opinion | 2024 Verdict Settles Some Questions - And Raises A Few New Ones

Opinion | 2024 Verdict Settles Some Questions - And Raises A Few New Ones

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Wednesday June 05, 2024

The talk of a 'Congress-mukt Bharat', which had been the leitmotif of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since it ousted the former in 2014, is now moot. On the other hand, Narendra Modi and the BJP's pan-India dominance has been reaffirmed again.

Opinion | On PM Modi Winning A Historic Mandate

Opinion | On PM Modi Winning A Historic Mandate

Amit Malviya | Wednesday June 05, 2024

Make no mistake - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a historic mandate. This is the third general election won under his leadership by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

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