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Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

The ‘accidental’ loan waiver, and ‘speaker’ Manmohan Singh

Rupanwita Bhattacharjee -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

This top-rated media pairing has beaten Priyanka-Nick and Deepika-Ranveer

Shailaja Bajpai -
The leaders of the two national parties would be lost, nay bereft, without each other.

Raje, BJP high command headed for another showdown as ex-CM eyes state unit chief post

Pragya Kaushika -
Vasundhara Raje keen to hold post as it would give her a say in Rajasthan's candidate selection for 2019, high command worried it could affect party prospects.

Indian farmers need a new deal and not just loan waivers

Yogendra Yadav -
Farmers’ issues have occupied centre stage after decades and compulsions of 2019 can create the political will to do something.

With just months to go for Lok Sabha elections, populism is back centre stage

Vrishti Beniwal -
Modi has so far held back on announcing a national farm loan waiver. But temptation to appease voters was evident when he hinted at cutting GST rates.

Shiv Sena will be with BJP in Lok Sabha 2019 polls, says Amit Shah

PTI -
BJP chief Amit Shah said the party was in talks with the Sena, and further dismissed opposition alliances as an "illusion".

Narendra Modi losing 2019 is now a real possibility

Shivam Vij -
It’s the economy, stupid.

Kamal Nath’s ‘outsiders’ remark upsets Congress’ potential 2019 allies

Neelam Pandey -
Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath's comments on jobs for locals have received flak, with Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav calling his move ‘wrong’.

Rajnath Singh urges patience as BJP MPs raise demand for Ram temple

Pragya Kaushika -
At Parliamentary party meet, BJP MPs told to focus on SC ruling on Rafale deal and press Congress for apology on the controversy.

Rahul Gandhi’s dream team is made of old people

D.K. Singh -
The young leaders in the Congress who have delivered or shown the potential are falling by the wayside.
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Indian intelligence needs science & policy experts. Look beyond IPS & IRS

Harsh V. Pant -
Not recruiting from civilian and scientific talent pools risks a ‘failure of imagination’, hindering India’s ability to pre-empt previously unanticipated dangers.

Elite Dhaka students march with black ISIS flags—it reeks of Hizb ut-Tahrir

I saw Ratan Tata standing at the ATM in my building like a common man that day—Jaithirth Rao

Economy

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Defence

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Smruti Deshpande -
Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

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