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Can Ayodhya Ram Mandir work for BJP in states when PM Modi didn’t?

When Modi factor is absent in states, Amit Shah's election machinery also fails. 'Masterstrokes' like installing CMs from non-dominant groups come to a naught.

Why Jharkhand elections can determine the course of Indian politics

Drawing-room strategists in the opposition camp already believe BJP should be out of the game in Jharkhand even before the poll campaign begins.

Why UP bypolls, not Maharashtra & Haryana verdict, threw up a bigger surprise for Mayawati

Akhilesh Yadav finally has reason to smile and not just because the Samajwadi Party won seats in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

BJP set for victories in Maharashtra & Haryana but something has changed for Modi voters

PM Modi seldom talks about his ‘achhe din’ promise, but people still remember it. These voices from the ground are likely to be drowned in victory celebrations soon.

Three reasons why Sonia Gandhi should make one last ‘supreme sacrifice’ for Congress’ sake

Congress seniors continue to hold Sonia Gandhi in respect but are uneasy about her being an interim president to keep the seat warm.

Communist Party of China has a solution for India’s opposition that Modi-Shah won’t mind

Indian polity is witnessing a melting away of opposition parties with some putting up a fight on Twitter. But China’s CPC may have a permanent solution.

Modi-Shah’s BJP thinks it doesn’t need mass leaders in states. So did Indira Gandhi’s Congress

Yediyurappa, Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Chouhan and Raman Singh are the only mass leaders of BJP in states. But they are being replaced now.

Three reasons why Mamata Banerjee is losing the plot in West Bengal

BJP claims it is the new change Bengal wants. Didi may prove the party right in 2021 unless she takes time off politics to govern.

Why Nitish, Mamata, Uddhav and Kamal Haasan need Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor gives a big leg-up to his clients, working on their strengths and weaknesses. But his successes expose his clients, too.

Kejriwal is trying to be Delhi’s ‘Chhota Modi’. Now, we wait for the elections

Modi defines electoral success in India today. So, there is no harm in replicating it.

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Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.