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TopicLok Sabha results 2019

Topic: Lok Sabha results 2019

Forget about Dalit voters. Tell us why upper caste Hindus voted for BJP like never before

Dilip Mandal -
India’s upper caste analysts have held Dalits & backwards responsible for Modi’s return to power, keeping their own group away from scrutiny.

Smriti Irani’s makeover: From being most disliked Modi minister to dynasty slayer in Amethi

Ruhi Tewari -
After causing the biggest upset in 2019 elections, Smriti Irani has ensured she can no longer be ignored by PM Modi and Amit Shah.

This is what changed for voters from 2014 to 2019 Lok Sabha elections: Nothing

Rukmini S -
Issues on voters’ minds, and belief in Modi's abilities, have not changed significantly between 2014 and 2019 elections.

2019 results bring Mamata’s fear to life: how to save Bengal assembly from BJP in 2021

Rajat Roy -
BJP has won nearly half of 42 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal, days after Modi and Amit Shah had warned Mamata’s power centre was under threat.

Modi is no longer a ‘chowkidar’, Mamata says ‘not all losers are losers’

Shailaja Bajpai -
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

For 5 years, Modi put national security reforms on hold. Now, he must act fast

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
India is way behind China and no longer enjoys a decisive edge over Pakistan.

Not Gandhi dynasty, but a Narasimha Rao-like figure can save the Congress now

Makarand R. Paranjape -
The Congress needs someone who can re-build its image and appeal as a credible opposition without totally sidelining the Gandhi family.

Modi and Rahul Gandhi were friends in 2019 Lok Sabha polls – whenever the enemy was media

D.K. Singh -
Indian media is confronted with a big crisis today: its credibility is dwindling among people, the section from which it derives its power and independence.

Why Axis MyIndia does exit polls but not a pre-poll seat forecast

Shivam Vij -
Amongst other reasons, Axis MyIndia's head Pradeep Gupta says his surveyors get beaten up and taken to police stations by party workers.

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Opinion

India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Catherine Thorbecke -
The challenge of translating the AI wave into livelihoods is a bigger governing test for PM Modi than collecting selfies with Silicon Valley’s elite.

‘Good old days of bonhomie’ between New Delhi and Dhaka won’t be easy

Middle powers are showing unprecedented agency. To offset unsteady US era

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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