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We can’t yet say if women and Muslim voters have shifted to BJP with 2019 elections

Rukmini S -
Exit polls disagree on how women and Muslims voted in 2019 elections even as minorities still seem to favour Congress-led UPA over NDA.
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Why Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should be the next president of the Congress party

Shivam Vij -
Nothing special, she’s just another Gandhi, and that’s good enough reason why she should be Congress president.
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Yogendra Yadav: Respecting people’s mandate doesn’t mean worshipping those who win elections

Yogendra Yadav -
It is easy to see the Congress’ failures, but it would be foolish to blame only the Congress.
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Payal Tadvi case isn’t the only one. Many upper caste women harass others, overlooking gender

Dilip Mandal -
It’s time for Indian feminists, especially upper caste ones, to accept that all women suffer under patriarchy, but some more than others.
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Modi and Amit Shah should worry: No party winning such a huge mandate has retained it

R Jagannathan -
BJP should remember what happened to Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi after massive victories in 1971 and 1984.
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Shashi Tharoor: Obituaries for Congress premature. Here are 9 ways to correct its course

Shashi Tharoor -
Congress is rightly accused of having lost touch with the grassroots in many states. It must focus more on local government elections.
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By heading to Maldives, PM Modi is sending right signal but India needs more than signalling

Ananth Krishnan -
In many of the challenges confronting the new Indian government, from neighbourhood to trade, China looms large.
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Don’t politicise Indian armed forces. Just look at what it did to our police

Nitin Pai -
Deployment of armed forces in Jammu & Kashmir over the past three decades is the single biggest factor in politicisation of armed forces.
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Modi must take hard decisions to change India’s image as a soft state

Brahma Chellaney -
Modi must advance national security through fundamental reforms, just as his tax and regulatory overhaul is set to boost economic growth.
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Not just Modi’s personality, this key factor was behind BJP’s massive win in 2019 elections

Pradeep Chhibber -
Perceptions around BJP’s performance were hardly enough to put it on driving seat. And yet it got 50% votes in more than 200 constituencies.
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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

India’s economic reforms can’t be a potted plant approach

The Social Stock Exchange is India’s answer to inequality

Economy

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Sushil Manav -
Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Defence

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

Vaibhav Pant -
CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.

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