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TopicDelimitation

Topic: Delimitation

Rs 25k for having 2nd child to IVF subsidies, Naidu’s policy pitch to tackle AP’s dipping fertility rate

CM N. Chandrababu Naidu tables draft policy that flags falling fertility, ageing population and delimitation concerns.

There’s no avoiding delimitation. Here’s 4 possible solutions that don’t ‘hurt’ the south

The BJP would have a tough time balancing the interests of all its units—which seek a foothold both in the centre and the states.

Why electoral ‘reform’ is cause for worry—the Modi govt uses it to cement political hold

‘Reform to deform' is a better description of the Modi government’s approach to election procedures. This is not hyperbole. Consider the record.

Ambedkar wanted to split, UP, MP, Bihar, Maharashtra. What lessons does it hold today?

Ambedkar carefully considered North-South differences when making India's federal structure. He believed that federalism should be based on the principle of equality of power.

‘No easy choices’ for Modi in managing US ties & climate change impact on Indian monsoon behaviour

Former RBI governor Duvvuri Subbarao writes in FT about how southern states may face political & economic consequences of their successful population control.

Global media on ‘fraying of Indian federalism’ & the destabilising force of a world ‘run by old men’

Bloomberg says the Prada-Kolhapuri fracas serves as proof of the power brandished by the Indian troll army. 

‘Freeze seats or increase proportionately’: Andhra CM Naidu limits Modi govt’s delimitation options

NDA ally Chandrababu Naidu’s stance, as told to ThePrint, diminishes possibility of population-based redrawing of Lok Sabha constituencies—a sore issue for southern states.

Manipur solution isn’t in politics. Meiteis, Zo Kukis, Tangkhul Nagas vie for political power

The Supreme Court’s delimitation order for Manipur and other Northeast states risks deepening ethnic fault lines in a volatile region.

UP was growing faster than Kerala in 1980s. Then came Narasimha Rao’s economic reforms

In 'Demography, Representation, Delimitation', Ravi K Mishra draws on 150 years of census data to tackle myths about demography and delimitation.

On Camera

The 3 M’s Of Hinduphobia: Mill, Macaulay and Marx

Indians tend to fuss more about the damage done to the Indian psyche by Thomas B Macaulay’s infamous Minute of 1835, but he was preceded in this unholy endeavour by James Mill.

Air fares to go up? Staggered hike in ATF prices for domestic airlines, to cost Rs 21 more per litre

A govt official said that although ATF prices for domestic market had been expected to rise 100 per cent in April, increase was moderated to 25 per cent to cushion burden on domestic passengers.

GE delivers sixth F404 engine for Tejas Mk1A to HAL, cites war in Gulf for delay

GE delivered only six engines to HAL in the last fiscal which ended Tuesday, short of the 11 promised as per the revised timeline.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.