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Thursday, July 31, 2025
TopicCSDS-Lokniti survey

Topic: CSDS-Lokniti survey

2024 results not a ringing endorsement of secularism, democratic India. Here’s why

Narendra Modi had asked for an unqualified public endorsement for his authoritarian rule of the last ten years and for the dismantling of the republic in the next five. The people of India refused to put their stamp of approval on this design.

Percentage of voters who don’t trust ECI nearly doubled in last 5 yrs — CSDS-Lokniti survey

Findings show 1 in 4 voters believes there is some scope of manipulation in EVMs by ruling party, while only 1 in 6 believe there is no scope of EVM manipulation.

8 in 10 Indians believe country belongs to people of all religions, not just Hindus — pre-poll survey

Survey by Lokniti-CSDS also found that more young people than old support religious pluralism, and over half of Hindu respondents believe Ram Mandir will help consolidate Hindu identity.

Indian Muslims got ‘less religious’ since 2016, shows CSDS study. 44% reported discrimination

Muslims report more discrimination than other minorities, but instead of ‘turning to faith’ they are getting less religious, report says. Experts say reality is more nuanced.

On Camera

India’s diplomatic failures aren’t just Trump’s fault. It’s the price of Modi’s narcissism

The Modi govt first put all its eggs into the US basket when the unipolar moment was clearly over. It subsequently overcorrected, accommodating an aggressive China.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.