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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.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.