After the 2024 election results, Modi specifically mentioned the agenda of NDA and not of BJP, clearly indicating his acceptance of the reality of the dawn of coalition era in politics.
With the 2024 election results and the dependence on allies, the BJP will find it difficult to remake India. At the end of this term, Modi will leave the Indian system pretty much as it is today.
In 2014 and 2019 elections, the BJP remembered the bitter lessons of 2004 and decided not to harp on economic progress or successful foreign policies. Instead, BJP did two things against its nature.
The jolt to the BJP’s politics is so severe that if and when the NDA government is formed, Modi will have to reset his image before he could resurrect the BJP.
Maximum votes were cast in West Delhi constituency where 406 voters, including 338 elderly voters, exercised their franchise. Zero votes were cast in Northeast Delhi constituency.
The BCCI decision has given new life to the lunatic fringe of the Hindu Right. It now has the confidence to force policy changes in accordance with its communal campaigns.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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