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Sunday, May 5, 2024
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Topic: NDA

Modi without 272 isn’t Modi, and that’s why he’s kicked off the 2019 campaign

Modi is a constant campaigner. His focus on the Congress may have looked over the top, but there is a purpose to his excess.

BJP will mollify NDA allies closer to 2019, when it risks getting a reduced majority

Nineteen states have NDA governments, but the partners have lost their bargaining power because the survival of Modi government does not depend on them.

Modi’s call for ‘one nation, one election’ is a jumla: P. Chidambaram

Former finance minister says the idea is impossible to execute under the present Constitution of India, also takes on government on the issue of job creation.

Exclusive: Four years after coming to power, Modi govt set to give green light to Lokpal

Group of ministers led by Rajnath Singh clears proposal to appoint central anti-corruption ombudsman, now just PMO approval required.

Thackeray scion Aaditya may get bigger role as Shiv Sena rejigs core team

Uddhav Thackeray to be re-elected as party president even as Sena is preparing to guard its home turf against BJP’s aggressive expansion plans in Maharashtra.

Parliament panels ignored: Under Modi rule, 7 out of 72 bills went to standing committees

A strong, centralised govt like this one wants to enjoy unbridled powers to legislate at will. But making standing committees defunct is moving back in time.

From a soft-spoken socialite to a ruthless, authoritarian leader: Naveen Patnaik’s two decades in Odisha

Naveen Patnaik’s uninterrupted winning streak is due to his spartan image, TINA factor in Odisha and a combination of economic growth and populist measures.

Manmohan Singh didn’t speak much, but did as much to fight terror: former NSA Narayanan

All governments are concerned about fighting terror. But international collaboration on countering terrorism has improved tremendously in the last 10 years.

Can Modi underwrite returns for equity investors?

This divine combination – of capital inflows into India alongside low Indian interest rates – cannot sustain indefinitely.

Inflation generally picks up in run-up to general elections

A historical analysis of inflation cycles in India suggests that average inflation tends to be higher in the last two years leading up to a Lok Sabha election.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.