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TopicBallari brothers

Topic: Ballari brothers

It’s a battle of ‘billionaires’ in Karnataka’s Ballari. ‘Kanakambaram’ and ‘khakhra’ are key to votes

Ishadrita Lahiri -
In Ballari City, Rs 800-crore net worth of 4 election candidates, including two from Reddy mining family, surprises no one. Money talks more here than governance or caste, experts say.

Reddy brothers threaten mass protest as Yediyurappa moves to divide their bastion Ballari

Rohini Swamy -
The Reddy brothers believe the move will greatly diminish their influence on the region and benefit disqualified Congress MLA Anand Singh.

Despite return of Reddy brothers, BJP finds little fortune in Ballari’s political mines

Rohini Swamy -
BJP gave tickets to 7 Reddy family members and friends, but only 3 won – brothers Karunakara and Somashekara Reddy, and B. Sriramulu from Molkalmuru.

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Opinion

Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

R Jagannathan -
Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

To trade coders for Legos, India needs a better deal

Joining Pax Silica is not all positives for India. We must guard strategic autonomy

Economy

US sets initial duties on Indian solar imports at 126%

Mark Chediak -
These levies would be different from Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, which US Supreme Court struck down last week.

Defence

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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