'Any organisation that has an easy time is corrupted by it. I like opposition to grow up to oppose the Congress,' Nehru said during India's first general election campaign in 1951-52.
Jamaat secretary general Mia Golam Parwar says Hindus will vote for his party in the absence of the Awami League. Polls are scheduled for February next year.
Global voices also reflect on the complexity of Indian elections, how Mumbai is moving towards becoming a ‘new Singapore’ or ‘new Dubai’ & India and China's coal habits.
With India, South Korea, and the US heading to the polls, Clint Watts of Microsoft’s MTAC cautions against China’s potential use of AI in shaping voter perceptions.
PM Modi's move to effectively halve food rations to the poor ahead of state polls next year is fiscally sound, but politically much depends on whether he can sell it to voters.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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