Those pushed aside during the Modi-Shah regime are beginning to find their feet and voice. And these are early days yet. The BJP must welcome these developments.
If Modi wants to run a Vajpayee-style NDA alliance, he is fine. If he wants to go back to the so-called Modi Revolution, then the alliance is in more trouble than the current calm might suggest.
Modi invoking Lord Jagannath was in order, given the BJP’s spectacular show in Odisha. But ‘Jai Shri Ram’ was missing from his speech to both the BJP and NDA.
If India has been an early innovator of strongman populism that gripped global democracies in this century, then India has now led the way in putting an end to it in this mega year of elections across the globe.
The state government’s failure to address crucial issues such as unemployment, corruption and stray cattle caused noticeable dissatisfaction among voters.
Naidu will prefer working with Modi to the opposition because he has the experience of dealing with—and of being duped by—Modi. This time, he has the antibodies.
Pakistanis rallied in praise of how Dhruv Rathee 'changed the narrative of Indian elections'. They also debated whether he would have supported Imran Khan.
One analyst noted that Trump’s tariff on India signals a clear shift from Washington’s earlier view of New Delhi as a friendly partner to a strategic adversary.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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