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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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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

The court is not Rahul Gandhi’s uncle. Its job is to protect rights, not preach

Raju Ramachandran -
Which humanitarian crisis should be prioritised, which words are ‘simple’ enough to avoid hurt feelings, or who is a ‘true Indian’, are not questions warranting court input.

What’s behind N Chandrasekaran’s 5-year extension as Tata Sons chairman

Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

Economy

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

Shanker Arnimesh -
New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Defence

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

Javaria Rana -
New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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