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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicAsom Gana Parishad

Topic: Asom Gana Parishad

BJP & allies win landslide in Guwahati civic polls, AAP gets 1 seat, zero for Congress

Angana Chakrabarti -
BJP & Asom Gana Parishad won 58 out of 60 wards in municipal polls held Friday after 9-year gap. Lurinjyoti Gogoi-led Assam Jatiya Parishad got 1 seat.

Will stick with BJP alliance, hope it delivers on Assam Accord promises, AGP’s Bora hints

Karishma Hasnat -
AGP president Atul Bora says party will focus on implementing Clause 6 of Assam Accord, that promises various safeguards to Assamese people.

The Citizenship Bill complements NRC in pushing BJP’s Hindutva agenda: here’s how

Ruhi Tewari -
JPC has upheld most of the provisions in the bill, which has become a political and social flashpoint, given the backdrop of the NRC process in Assam. 

India is a secular country, citizenship should not be conferred on basis of religion: BJP ally Mahanta

ThePrint Team -
AGP chief and former Assam CM Prafulla Mahanta threatens to walk out of NDA if BJP goes ahead with the citizenship bill.

No NRC draft on 30 June as Assam govt moves Supreme Court for extension

Ruhi Tewari -
Any delay that extends the process till the 2019 poll season is expected to help the BJP’s campaign by giving the party a poll...

Why is Assam opposing citizenship bill and how it is different from NRC update exercise

Ruhi Tewari -
AGP has threatened to walk out of BJP-led alliance in Assam if the Modi govt goes ahead with the contentious bill.

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How GST changed import duty revenue for states—no blame, more profit

A K Bhattacharya -
The IGST component of total import duty collections is growing faster than that from Customs duty. And states enjoy a larger share in the rapidly growing pie of IGST on imports.

US bullying spurred Green Revolution. Let tariffs give us a Business Revolution

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Economy

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

Sampurna Panigrahi -
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Defence

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Javaria Rana -
Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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