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AAP, TMC’s national ambitions ignore India’s stark diversity. Southern parties know better
Modern communication technologies can be the potential centripetal force that unify voters across states. AAP has benefitted from this in Punjab.
Keep calm and carry on: Unlike wheat, rice isn’t hot yet
The world is worried that India might restrict exports of rice after wheat, pushing prices higher and worsening global food security.
Defence
In a first in IAF, father-daughter fly in same fighter formation as fellow wingmen
Daughter of Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma, Flying Officer Ananya Sharma is currently undergoing training to master ‘superior and faster’ jets.
Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.