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Topic: Constituency

SubscriberWrites: How can the new government at the Centre answer the delimitation conundrum

P V Balaji -
With delimitation issue at a standstill, the new govt must address fair constituency allocation. A proposed 'smoothing' method could balance population shifts and regional concerns.

Data shows Dalit MPs battle parties, voters and prejudice even in reserved seats

Rukmini S -
The Chitradurga MP’s experience exemplifies how upper castes respond to Dalit politicians, even in 2019.

New Harvard data mapping health in India’s constituencies is now powering ThePrint’s My543

Alvin Powell -
The data, which is now available on ThePrint’s My543 project, will help Indians vote better by showing them how their MPs have fared.

Rajiv Gandhi to nuclear button: PM Modi has made it amply clear he’s panicking this election

Praveen Chakravarty -
The 2019 polls feel like 543 different elections, but the Congress-led coalition is ahead of the BJP and its pre-poll alliance parties.

Study shows Indian politicians are spending less and less time in legislative assemblies

Francesca Jensenius -
Politicians in India are expected to help their voters in practical matters by negotiating with the local administrative bureaucracy, attending local social functions, and networking with influential people.

This data shows why Indian MPs don’t truly represent their people

Pradeep Chhibber -
An Indian MP represents nearly 25 lakh people, which is much more than what MPs in countries like Britain, Canada or the US do.

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Opinion

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

MH Mody -
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

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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