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Friday, November 7, 2025
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Left emerges as No. 1 among biggest losers this Lok Sabha election

Decimated, the once-thriving Left Front is leading in barely 6 seats, completely losing its grip over Bengal and Tripura, states that were once its strongholds.

These are the market winners and losers after Modi wins a second term

Political stability alone isn’t likely to drive continued outperformance by equities or currency, with investors also weighing headwinds facing the economy.

How Indian voters saw Congress – a laid-back party with no leadership & agenda

It has been proven second time in a row that Rahul Gandhi is no match for Narendra Modi in strategy, in leadership, in political prowess.

Indian markets rally gets reality check after Modi victory mania settles

Modi’s sweeping win allays fears of a coalition but his return coincides with a slowing economy, budget deficit, volatile oil prices & trade tensions.

This 6-point economic agenda can help Modi fulfil his promises

Reforms of the 1990s can take us only so far & direct transfers are not long-term solutions. Indian economy now needs deep & sweeping change.

Knives out in Congress after debacle, leaders blame Rahul Gandhi’s ‘jhola wali’ team

Senior Congress leaders have criticised Rahul Gandhi’s team for being disconnected from reality, while Mani Shankar Aiyar has blamed an unclear objective.

Voters send Congress dynasts packing, from Jyotiraditya Scindia to Milind Deora

Nine of Congress' well-known dynasts have lost or are set to lose the elections, including Rahul Gandhi, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Milind Deora.

Narendra Modi likely to take oath as PM on 28 May

Modi's 2014 swearing-in ceremony was a grand affair, attended by representatives of all SAARC nations as well as celebrities from the cinema world.

Mehbooba Mufti pays the price for BJP alliance, PDP fails to win a single J&K seat

Not only has the PDP not won a single seat, its chief, Mehbooba Mufti, finished third in her party bastion of Anantnag.

Modi’s economic ideas have won India’s trust in 2019. Now he must begin to implement them

From revisiting ‘Make in India’ and fixing GST anomalies to addressing agrarian stress, Modi’s NDA will need to be bold in its second term.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.