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Friday, August 1, 2025
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Topic: Jats

BJP is staring at a crisis in ‘Jatland’ and Sunny Deol is just another quick-fix solution

Sunny Deol’s candidature is another BJP attempt to produce Jat leaders, without whom it is politically hamstrung in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and western UP.

On Hema Malini’s campaign trail — rose petals, cow dung & a child’s naming ceremony

ThePrint spends a day with Hema Malini as she campaigns in her constituency of Mathura ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. 

Jats are the latest headache for Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje

Raje is already facing alienation of BJP’s loyal Rajput vote base. She now has to deal with discontent among Jats.

Modi turns statue unveiling in Haryana into stage to woo Jats and farmers across India

Jats hold they key in states such as UP and Rajasthan, which will vote this year-end. BJP is also trying to assuage farmer anger in different parts of the country.

Why the BJP is sleepless over Jats & Muslims joining hands in Uttar Pradesh poll

Many will vote for RLD but only because the candidate is a Muslim; say Jat-Muslim unity thing of the past.

Jat politics of Haryana might come to rescue of BJP chief Barala

Haryana’s powerful Jat community has been demanding a Jat CM and Khattar is unlikely to earn their wrath by pushing for Jat Barala’s ouster in stalking case. Chitleen K Sethi

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Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.