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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicIndian elites

Topic: indian elites

After Mumbai, Mahjong invades Delhi’s social circles. Poker is out

Demand for learning Mahjong has skyrocketed, with teachers charging upwards of Rs 12,000 for ten sessions. The tile game has become the new obsession of the urban elite.

Rahul Gandhi to MeToo, British-era criminal defamation law is only about power of the elite

The contest seen in courts today is between the 'right to reputation' of the wealthy and 'right to free speech' of a victim or journalist. India should not encourage this unequal battle.

Indian urban elite prefer Tharoor over Kharge for Congress. Caste discomfort a factor

The elites aren't comparing Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor based on their political and administrative experience, acumen, or even what is good for the Congress.

What gives Indian democracy its long life? The choices elites make

Brown University professor writes that Modi's India is still an electoral democracy. But the longer Hindu nationalists remain in power, the weaker it'll become as a liberal democracy.

‘People’s Padma’ Awards shows the best of India, and not just the elite

From nominating deserving people to getting a chance to attend the awards ceremony, the Modi govt has changed the way Indians interact with the Padma Awards.

A chaiwala is PM, but it’s the cartel of power elites that calls the shots in India

Powerful political families mediate between the state and the society, shape policies, and bend the administrative machinery in line with their interests.

Them versus them

India's prominent governing elites and ruling elites have so little common ground, but live within the same territorial frontiers.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

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.