John Cook
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AAP, TMC’s national ambitions ignore India’s stark diversity. Southern parties know better
Modern communication technologies can be the potential centripetal force that unify voters across states. AAP has benefitted from this in Punjab.
RBI data reveals demonetisation was the epitome of whimsical, illogical policymaking
The government wanted demonetisation to combat three problems. None of them seem to have been solved.
Defence
The biggest challenges Nirmala Sitharaman will face as India’s new Defence Minister
Sitharaman, who is only the second woman defence minister in India's history, is expected to work closely with the Finance Minister to take key industry-related decisions
Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.