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TopicNorth East Elections

Topic: North East Elections

With each election win, BJP is bridging the gap between Northeast and rest of India

Aditi Narayani -
BJP and its allies' victories in Tripura and Nagaland show how Northeast people’s political aspirations have risen beyond the narrow ideological politics of divisiveness.

Hard work beats Harvard but what about Cambridge? And too much jazba can make you lose Kasba

Dishha Bagchi -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

After Tripura loss, CPI(M)’s next challenge is to fix internal problems

Ruhi Tewari -
The Left party will have to resolve its dilemma over whether it will have an alliance with the Congress, in a crucial meeting due...

TalkPoint: Does Rahul Gandhi get the timing of his foreign visits mostly wrong?

ThePrint Team -
Before the North East election results Rahul Gandhi took off for Italy and is now headed to Singapore and Malaysia. Experts weigh in on Rahul Gandhi's ill-timed travel.

Not much left of the Left after Tripura

Ruhi Tewari -
Defeat in Tripura is payback for refusal to adapt to changing times, low introspection, petty internal rifts & inability to retain old base or capture new.

Tripura is the Waterloo of the Left movement in the country

Seshadri Chari -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on the North East is a springboard for his Look East-Act East outreach.

Tripura is a historic win but the rest of 2018 will be an uphill climb for BJP

Pragya Kaushika -
In Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh, BJP will face what it did in Gujarat — the onus of defending instead of challenging.

BJP’s victory in Tripura will force Left to rethink its alliance with Congress for 2019

Kalyani Shankar -
National attention was focused on Tripura because the Left was engaged in a direct fight with the Right.

The Congress has been punished resoundingly for its lack of seriousness in the Northeast

Kumar Anshuman -
It had just one term in the last 30 years, but the dominant oppn space had always been Congress’. This election has changed that.

BJP woos regional parties in Nagaland to continue its conquest in northeast

Makepeace Sitlhou -
Talks are reportedly on with BJP and other regional parties as no party or alliance has secured clear majority.
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Navarro to Loomer—Trump’s team is making India new frontline of MAGA politics

Keshav Padmanabhan -
It's a wolf pack unleashed on India, and Peter Navarro is leading it. The week gone by has been critical for Indian diplomacy amid the tensions with the US.

State control blocks India’s progress and exploits its people: C Rajagopalachari

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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