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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicNorth-South divide

Topic: North-South divide

Delimitation will lead to colonisation of South. It’s UP, Bihar’s reward for underperforming

Federalism is central to India’s Constitution. Delimitation will dilute it while rewarding underperforming states.

Delimitation is the last thing India needs now. It will widen the north-south divide

If the Lok Sabha seats are reallocated in proportion to each state’s projected population in 2026, all the South Indian states would end up losing some seats.

North-South divide is feeding migrant fears. But no one asks why Bihar has no factories

Indians spreading disinformation about mistreatment of migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu must ask why northern states lag southern states in achieving basic governance.

KCR-Nitish, Kejriwal-Stalin—why north-south leaders are suddenly meeting each other

PM Modi commissioned INS Vikrant in Kochi. Amit Shah chose Kerala for the southern zonal council meeting. BJP is also realising there is space for a national party in South India.

TalkPoint: Will Modi govt’s new population formula to share tax revenues reignite north-south divide?

The 15th Finance Commission is mandated to use the census data from 2011 instead of 1971. Experts weigh in on its likely impact on states across the country.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.