Does ideology still matter? If you look at the big picture, ideology has become a stronger force than it’s been in decades. Except, it works only on one side – the BJP’s.
Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal have become icons in this post-ideological populism, one that consistently promises to channel the unified will of the people.
Instead of new ideas, we turn to patchwork ideologies like Gandhian Socialism, Ambedkarite-Feminism or absurd labels like Left-Liberal. These don't generate the kind of hope we need.
There is no evidence to support the claims that Ambedkar visited an RSS workshop or that Thengadi was Ambedkar’s election agent in 1954 Bhandara bypoll.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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