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Topic: 2014

Coal India has become the whipping boy in coal crisis but Modi govt can’t escape blame

Anil Swarup -
The coal crisis is reminiscent of the shortage in 2014, which was managed through a meticulous plan and execution. There is a roadmap to deal with it.

Muslim votes matter: Here’s how they voted for BJP after 2014

Hilal Ahmed -
Muslim voters have refused to be recognised as the main opponent of the BJP’s Hindutva politics.

This election, a lot of people are rooting for a weak Modi

Shivam Vij -
In 2014, India wanted a strong leader. He turned out to be a bit too strong.

Defeating Modi at any cost may suit Modi-baiters, but it can’t arrest Congress slide

Rahul Verma -
Congress is aware of ground realities and has made effort to shift narrative from just national security to jobs, farmers and corruption.

It’s a myth that 2014 election was exceptional in the vote share of winning candidates

Pradeep Chhibber -
At the constituency level, the 2009 election was the most competitive election India witnessed in the last five decades.

Pollsters hate to be wrong, but they will be about BJP in 2019

Yogendra Yadav -
Election forecast for 2019 will be a replica of 2004 when Atal Bihari Vajpayee lost despite his popularity ratings being way above everybody else.

Five reasons why Modi-Shah’s ‘politics of fear’ is not a good strategy for 2019

D.K. Singh -
The politics of fear may alienate voters who flocked to the BJP in 2014, on its promise of fulfilling aspirations.

The inside story of how ‘Statue of Unity’ helped make Narendra Modi Prime Minister in 2014

Shivam Vij -
It was more crucial than Chai Pe Charcha or 3D hologram rallies.

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Opinion

India’s ‘mother of all deals’ with Europe comes with a troublesome cousin—Turkey

+tFP Swasti Rao -
Established in 1968, the EU Customs Union is a foundational pillar of European economic integration. With Turkey in the mix, India’s biggest deal with the EU suddenly looks more complicated.

Trump made it clear that US military isn’t global police with National Defence Strategy 2026

Taliban uses Sharia to justify its criminal code. It’s not new to me as a Pasmanda Muslim

Economy

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

Defence

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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