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‘Prajwal scandal has affected many families in Hassan’: Banu Mushtaq
The writer and activist fears that this issue will distract voters in north Karnataka, diverting the campaign from more substantive issues.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Election 2024
‘Adilabad has a rich history of Adivasi assertion’: Atram Suguna
Activism has a sphere of influence, but electoral politics is a more apt platform to counter the BJP, says the Congress candidate from Adilabad.
Ayesha Minhaz
Book Review
Rajiv Gandhi: The original ‘Accidental Prime Minister’
Mani Shankar Aiyar’s well-researched book is an excellent contribution to literature on the political history of India and South Asia.
Javed Jabbar
Election 2024
India’s employment crisis: Jobless growth, threat of automation, and impact of climate change on productivity
Employment growth has stagnated at 2 per cent for two decades. Without reaching 4-5 per cent, absorbing surplus labour will be impossible.
Sujoy Chakravarty
Election 2024 — The Lede
India is haunted by an unprecedented economic deprivation
The situation, marked by widespread unemployment and inequality, calls for policy that improves the lives of the working people while taxing the rich.
Prabhat Patnaik
Election 2024
Editor’s Note: Will India vote for what really matters?
As Prime Minister Modi stokes divisive fears, can the opposition offer a compelling alternative focused on lives, livelihoods and liberties?
Vaishna Roy
Election 2024
Long on rhetoric, short on practice: Modi government battling corruption
The government over 10 years has shown no evidence that petty corruption has abated. On the other hand, big-ticket corruption has risen.
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
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‘Both the State and the Centre are suppressing the Kurmi community’: Ajit Prasad Mahato
Kurmi leader and independent candidate from Purulia says the community will keep an equal distance from both the BJP and TMC.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
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Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP’s welfare schemes vs TDP-BJP-JSP alliance’s development agenda
That said, irrespective of who wins, the BJP central leadership will hold the key.
Ayesha Minhaz
‘We’re producing terrorists and migrant labourers’: Agnimitra Paul, Lok Sabha candidate, West Bengal
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Kashmir faces a severe power supply crisis, but in the election, the vote is likely to be on Article 370
There is palpable discontent over the government’s failure to deliver on promised development following the scrapping of the State’s special status.
Irfan Amin Malik
Inheritance taxes: A key step towards reducing economic inequality
Even as PM Modi communalises the debate on inheritance taxes, it is imperative that we understand what the tax implies and how it can help the nation.
R. Ramakumar
Chhattisgarh: No country for Adivasis
The apparent lack of concern around jal-jangal-zameen issues has resulted in apathy and deep-seated mistrust of the state across the tribal belt.
Ashutosh Sharma
Will too many Congress defectors spoil the broth for BJP in Madhya Pradesh?
The Congress is optimistic of its chances in some seats in Madhya Pradesh, where a heatwave and disgruntled BJP cadres are playing spoilsport.
Rakesh Dixit
‘Goans have faith in Modi’s guarantee’: Pramod Sawant
The Chief Minister says schemes mentioned in BJP’s manifesto such as electricity and tap water for all households are being implemented in the State.
Amey Tirodkar
In Goa, a glaring disconnect between people’s concerns and political narrative
The narrative is centred around individuals, with neither the BJP nor the Congress interested in tackling real issues like unemployment or inflation.
Amey Tirodkar
‘Mamata Banerjee does not know anything about Bengal’: Abhijit Gangopadhyay, BJP candidate, Tamluk
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
How Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost its sheen to the Congress
The party’s drubbing in the 2023 Assembly election was marked by allegations of corruption, nepotism and failure to deliver on promised welfare plans.
E. Venkatesu
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