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Ajit Pawar says there is “absolutely” no chance of him rejoining his uncle Sharad Pawar in the future.

MAHARASHTRA ASSEMBLY ELECTION

We are opposing vote jehad: Ajit Pawar

The Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister says Narendra Modi’s “ek hai toh safe hai” is the motto of the Central government.

FRONTLINE CONVERSATION

Sri Lanka: Economic crisis, political change, and reconciliation | Interview with Ahilan Kadirgamar

The sociology professor at Jaffna University and veteran human rights activist analyses Sri Lanka’s pivotal moment ahead of parliamentary elections.

WAQF CONTROVERSY

Controversy over proposed Muslim reservation in Karnataka government contracts

Documents reveal Chief Minister Siddaramaiah approved 4 per cent reservation in government contracts despite official denials.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

SRI LANKA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 2024

Younger generations—both in the south and north—want to see change in politics: Ahilan Kadirgamar

The sociology professor and activist says the new government needs to meet the aspirations of not just the singular people, but minorities as well.

Pankaja Munde in 2019. The senior BJP leader attributed her defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha election to the prevalence of a fake narrative.

Maharashtra Assembly Election

No need for ‘Batenge toh Katenge’ narrative in Maharashtra, focus should be on development: Pankaja Munde

The senior BJP leader and MLC says the “fake narrative” that worked in MVA’s favour during the Lok Sabha election will not sway voters.

BJP’s agenda is to defame Muslims: Syed Naseer Hussain

MP and member of the JPC says the BJP wants to desecularise India.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

WAQF AMENDMENT—THE LEDE

Propriety, not just property: The Waqf debate

Since the impacts of the amendments will go far beyond legal changes, the government must balance reforms with the rights of the Muslim community.

Shaikh Mujibur Rehman

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The historic Bidar fort in Karnataka. Large chunks of lands were given as grants by royal personages over the centuries, which account for a sizeable proportion of waqf properties.

Right move, wrong motive? Waqf Bill promises better management but delivers state control

The changes would remove key protections for waqf properties, centralising control under government officials rather than community representatives.

P.S. Munawar Hussain

A protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill outside the hotel where the parliamentary committee meeting was scheduled to be held, in Ahmedabad on September 27.

Who really benefits from the Waqf Amendment Bill?

While some provisions attempt to address corruption and mismanagement, the Bill contradicts BJP government’s stated “one nation, one law” principle.

From left, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit plenary session in Kazan, Russia, on October 23.

India’s claim of pursuing ‘strategic autonomy’ in its foreign policy is a facade

In reality, the country is caught in three strategic triangles (US-China, US-Russia, and Russia-China) where it must balance multiple dependencies.

People at the Jama Masjid mosque in Old Delhi, India.

Editor’s Note: Putting Muslims in their place?

Behind the façade of Waqf reforms lies a sinister and systematic campaign to further marginalise the country’s largest minority.

CPI (ML) Liberation activists during the Badlo Bihar Nyay Yatra in Patna on October 26. Recognising the shift in voter dynamics, the party is now focussed on grassroots engagement, targeting issues that resonate with different caste groups.

Revisiting Bhojpur and its naxal legacy

The violent struggle between marginalised castes and feudal landlords has ended, but the movement’s impact on dignity and social relations lives on.

Outgoing US President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, on September 20, 2023.

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Message hits too close to the bone

A new book has ruffled feathers by reminding America of its full complicity in the ongoing massacre in Palestine.

College students protest the suspension of the student union election in Dehradun, October 25.

Uttarakhand should restore student union elections

The suspension silences the very voices Uttarakhand needs most: young leaders from marginalised backgrounds who understand the region’s challenges.

Arunima Naithani,Devam Thapa

College students led a rally as part of the anti-Hindi agitations, in Coimbatore in February 1965.

How anti-Hindi protests of the 1960s created India’s most successful regional political movement

The agitation proved singular: it toppled a regime, rewrote India’s language policy, and established Dravidian party rule that continues even today.

Karthick Ram Manoharan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in West Singhbhum before the Jharkhand Assembly election, on November 4.

BJP is back to its favourite bogey: ‘The Other’

The measured campaign in Haryana was an aberration. In Jharkhand, the BJP has reverted to its radical right-wing playbook.

BJP supporters during Deputy Chief Minister and Nagpur South-West seat candidate Devendra Fadnavis’ road show in Nagpur on November 5.

BJP returns to Ma-Dha-Va formula as Maratha-OBC polarisation threatens its Assembly prospects

The party is working hard to consolidate non-Maratha Hindu vote in its favour, using the same social engineering formula it employed in the 1980s.

Maharashtra’s farmers are trapped in a vicious circle of loans and falling income.

In Maharashtra election, it is caste over crops

Soyabean sells Rs.700 below MSP and crops rot in unseasonal rain, but farmers seem to vote for their identity first. What’s gone wrong?

A nine-term MLA from Sangamner, Thorat provides unique insights into four decades of Maharashtra politics.

Balasaheb Thorat: This Battle is for Maharashtra’s Soul | Frontline Exclusive Interview

The MLA speaks about Maharashtra’s political shift, the 2024 Assembly election, MVA vs Mahayuti, and major State issues.

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