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Topic: Coalition

After maha Maharashtra win, BJP looks beyond coalition dharma. Fadnavis no. 1 in CM race

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

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.

Coalition govts have seen growth outpace ‘stable’ ones in the past, have implemented multiple reforms

Ever since 2024 election results made clear that govt would be formed through coalition, fears of slow reforms & growth have emerged. ThePrint’s analysis shows this need not be the case.

PPP and PML-N agree to form coalition government in Pakistan, Shehbaz to be PM, Zardari President

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari hoped that the coalition govt with PML-N would lead to a positive market response as the Pakistan faced a hung Parliament after the elections.

Dutch parties meet to begin difficult, lengthy process of coalition after Wilders’ shock poll win

Geert Wilders’ election win led to protests in several cities. Muslim organisations said they were worried about their treatment under a possible Wilders government.

Prashant Kishor and Congress — A Faustian pact or a feast that can truly threaten Modi’s BJP

Defeating Narendra Modi needed a face. Here’s what you have instead — face-off with a grand strategy.

NDA just lost its 19th ally since 2014, but here’s why Modi-Shah pretend they can’t care less

The only way to look at Modi’s and Shah’s seeming indifference to departing allies has to be in the context of the BJP’s expansion plans and its willingness to shed unwanted, extra baggage.

With Jharkhand, India is telling Modi it wants a ‘majboor sarkaar’, not ‘majboot sarkaar’

Through people’s movements and the judiciary, India has kept majoritarian regimes in check — be it under Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi. Are state elections a new addition?

Netanyahu asked to form Israel’s next government, but with few signs he can succeed

President Reuven Rivlin has given Netanyahu first crack at building a coalition in parliament. Experts say it’s ‘all or nothing’ for the Israeli leader.

Why India would do well with a coalition govt: Pro-poor policies, less inequality

Coalition governments redistribute resources proportionately while countries with majority governments witness rapid rise in inequality.

On Camera

What is the cost of this ‘Nobody’s War’ in Iran? Morality

In the Mahabharata, Vidur says sacrifice is needed for the greater good. This begs the question: What is the 'greater good' in the Iran War?

Saudi Arabia raises price of main oil grade to Asia to a record high premium

Saudi Aramco will increase flagship Arab Light crude prices for May sales to a premium of $19.50 over regional benchmarks for refiners in Asia, still less than what traders anticipated.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

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.