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Topic: Birsa Munda

Modi govt’s Rs 6,000 cr pre-poll bonanza for tribals not a first. How BJP’s wooed adivasis over the yrs

Risha Chitlangia -
First hint of BJP's outreach came way back in 2021, when Modi govt announced that tribal legend's birth anniversary would be celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.

Hemant Soren’s divide-and-rule Adivasi politics at Harvard is against Birsa Munda’s vision

Tuhin A. Sinha -
Jharkhand CM Soren may have played into the hands of modern-day missionaries or possibly acted at the behest of the conversion bogey.

In Jharkhand polls, parties woo tribal voters with slogans, statues but don’t understand them

Anshul Avijit -
The slogan ‘jal, jungle, zameen’ (water, forest, land) has been central to affirming tribal identity in Jharkhand. And no local election speech omits it.

Birsa Munda — freedom fighter ‘Dharti Abba’ who championed tribal rights

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
The state of Jharkhand was created on Munda’s birth anniversary to commemorate his contribution to the freedom struggle.

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Opinion

Pakistan’s civil-military partnership is a myth now. Imaan Mazari-Hazir case proves it

Ayesha Siddiqa -
Imaan Mazari getting 17 years in jail for X posts shows the fear behind Pakistan’s hard state. It’s now a criminalised authoritarian regime.

IAS, IPS cadre allocation has structural problems. Why the revised policy doesn’t solve them

India is facing a silent elderly care crisis. Budget 2026 must confront it

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Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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