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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicDouble engine sarkar

Topic: double engine sarkar

On a campaign spree in Delhi, Yogi’s anti-AAP tirade hinges on ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’, 2020 riots

The UP CM addressed his first rally in Kirari, followed by Karol Bagh & Janakpuri. He also hit out at AAP for development issues & turning Yamuna into a 'dirty drain'.

Chandrababu Naidu is important in both Centre and state. He is his own double-engine now

A kingmaker in the 1990s, N Chandrababu Naidu is playing that role yet again. His TDP is not only the BJP’s biggest alliance partner in NDA but also holds the fate of Narendra Modi 3.0. He is expected to bring Andhra Pradesh back from the brink of going bankrupt. 

Does BJP’s double-engine sarkar achieve its basic claim of better growth? Data says no

Data reveals no correlation between economic growth and the ‘double-engine’ govts. If anything, states with govts formed by a different political party at the state level perform slightly better.

Neglected child Manipur crying for help from double-engine govt that laid ‘strong foundation’

India has callously moved on from brutalities in Manipur, consumed by moon landings and sports medals. The 'strong foundation' laid by PM Modi with such fanfare is now deeply cracked.

More than 6 weeks on, Manipur is still ablaze. It’s a saga of failures, from state govt to Centre

Military reinforcements, Amit Shah’s visit, and CM Biren Singh’s pleas for peace have come to nought in Manipur, where there is still no end in sight to the violent ethnic conflict.

‘Double engine sarkar’ had little to no impact & ‘lactose intolerance’ won in Karnataka

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

Trump trains guns on US defence giants, singles out Raytheon & what it means for India

Trump said Raytheon was ‘least responsive’ to needs of US military. Raytheon makes Excalibur ammunition for M777 guns & Javelin anti-tank missile—both in use with Indian Army.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.