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Friday, July 18, 2025
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Topic: Alliances

As parties pursue alliances for Tamil Nadu polls, why Seeman’s NTK is bent on charting a lone course

Since 2016, when NTK started to contest elections, it has chosen to remain independent, observing that smaller parties ‘vanished after joining hands with Dravidian parties’.

ThePrint Quiz, June 7, 2024: As era of coalition politics returns, test your knowledge of its history

India is witnessing a new era of coalition politics. In this edition of ThePrint Quiz, let's test your knowledge of coalitions & policy decisions taken by a coalition govt.

From AIADMK, Shiv Sena to JD(U) — how BJP is growing at the cost of its allies as well as rivals

Across states, the biggest complaint against the BJP is that the party does not honour coalition dharma. Party spokesperson says accusations are ‘untrue’.

Congress-Sena-NCP? Data shows parties forming unnatural alliances don’t dump ideologies

Long-standing alliances – Left Front in West Bengal, UDF in Kerala, Congress-DMK in Tamil Nadu – are all between ideologically similar allies.

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Punjab govt must take Centre into confidence on new anti-sacrilege bill

What should be of concern is other states following suit and enacting separate laws to suit the political environment of respective states citing the Punjab bill as a precedent.

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.

In setback to Pakistan, US designates LeT front as terror group for Pahalgam attack. What is TRF

India has welcomed the move, calling it a 'timely & important step reflecting the deep cooperation between India and US on counter-terrorism'.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.