The BJP’s emergence as a potent third force has altered many equations. Kerala’s politics is no longer bipolar, even if the UDF and the LDF may still claim it is.
When the gains from global integration can be captured within a limited zone such as Hainan, governments may find it more efficient to confine liberalisation than extend it nationally.
Rather than presenting the full spectrum of Indian culture at once, a more strategic approach would be to identify one globally intelligible cultural lane & invest in it consistently.
India must ensure that while the world tightens its belt, India’s schools remain open without fear, its factories remain humming, and its informal workers remain employed.
As global innovation and tech agendas evolve, the challenge lies in ensuring that biodiversity is not an afterthought, but a central component of climate-AI partnerships.
The government’s supposedly investor-friendly Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy in 2016 has failed to yield results. India’s domestic crude oil output has continued to fall.
Women may enter the workforce in large numbers, but evidence from multiple sectors shows that participation does not automatically translate into leadership or economic power.
China and India are home to 1.2 billion young people. They’re the pioneers in advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and realising the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’.
The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.
Modi major blunders are he had taken the voters for granted and dare RSS to overpower him. To his luck two opportunist politicians helped him but it will affect Modi and his party. The nation has to wait few more months to see replacement of govt.
1- stray dog policy made by BJP. With 20 lakhs recorded dog bite annually by the govt the actual bite cases will be in crores. That added up over time to alienate the public
2- income tax
The middle class did not come out to vote… They would have voted BJP but why risk dog bite
Not meant in any way to take away credit from the Opposition, which ran a spirited campaign, against considerable odds, but this was really a contest between the incumbent, running on a decade’s record, and the people. Clearly there were gaps between promise and delivery. Those will have to be filled in.
Modi major blunders are he had taken the voters for granted and dare RSS to overpower him. To his luck two opportunist politicians helped him but it will affect Modi and his party. The nation has to wait few more months to see replacement of govt.
There were 2 reasons for loss
1- stray dog policy made by BJP. With 20 lakhs recorded dog bite annually by the govt the actual bite cases will be in crores. That added up over time to alienate the public
2- income tax
The middle class did not come out to vote… They would have voted BJP but why risk dog bite
Not meant in any way to take away credit from the Opposition, which ran a spirited campaign, against considerable odds, but this was really a contest between the incumbent, running on a decade’s record, and the people. Clearly there were gaps between promise and delivery. Those will have to be filled in.