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Saturday, November 29, 2025
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Topic: Elections

Russian elections are now state-directed performances

The US is not what rigged elections look like. For that, turn to Russia.

Bihar election doesn’t reflect what is happening in India or in lives of Indians

We spend hours discussing how Nitish Kumar was cut to size and whether it was a mistake to allocate 70 seats to Congress. Then we switch to IPL.

Politicisation of Covid vaccine is a good thing — it means India will get it free

After the BJP promise of free Covid vaccines in its Bihar manifesto, the policy debate should shift to the details of the ‘free’.

India’s democracy crumbling? Constitution shows how to create democracy in unlikely settings

Ashutosh Varshney, in his reading of Madhav Khosla’s new book, writes how India is a democracy by design and the Constitution its teacher.

Who will elect India’s leaders – we or Xi? The answer lies in EVMs

No longer can other countries be trusted to stay away from India’s elections. EVMs are the biggest vulnerability in the face of an external aggression.

Hong Kong considers delay in election, sparks new concern in US, Australia, UK

Suggestions of an election delay have prompted criticism from Hong Kong democracy advocates, who hoped to ride the momentum of last year's landslide victory in local elections.

Elections have become meaningless in India — the BJP wins even when it loses

Who needs elections when the BJP is going to install its government everywhere by hook or crook?

Singapore heads to polls as the city grapples with coronavirus

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s ruling party seeks to extend its 55-year rule with a fresh mandate to counter the city-state’s worst-ever recession amid the Covid crisis.

Why Singapore’s ruling party easily wins big in every election

In 12 previous elections over more than five decades, the PAP ⁠— which has led Singapore since its independence in 1965 ⁠— has never won less than 93% of parliamentary seats.

Sri Lanka postpones parliamentary elections for nearly two months amid Covid-19 crisis

The coronavirus outbreak has killed seven people and infected 295 others in the country.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.