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Friday, November 28, 2025
TopicPolitical parties

Topic: Political parties

As Congress mulls next president, the flip side of inner party democracy

+TFP Praveen Chakravarty -
US and UK parties have internal elections to choose leaders. But that has both pros and cons.

25% of over 600 candidates in UP polls 1st phase face criminal charges: ADR study of affidavits

Shikha Salaria -
ADR's report states 20% of all candidates for 1st phase are accused of serious crimes, such as murder, attempt to murder or rape.

Three factors that tells us who has an edge in UP elections under Covid cloud

Badri Narayan -
EC has announced no physical rallies in the five states going to polls. Now it depends on which leader can go viral online like Modi.

SubscriberWrites: IkkJutt Jammu has emerged as political alternative for people in the state

Ansh Chowdhari -
There is an undercurrent of angst against BJP on many fronts. The foremost being the latter of being highly hostile to the people of Jammu, writes Ansh Chowdhari.

Off the Cuff with Capt. Amarinder Singh

Shivani Rawat -
Our next ThePrint 'Off The Cuff' guest is former Punjab chief minister Capt. Amarinder Singh. In a conversation with Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Singh hinted...

Upper caste networks of political parties are resisting caste census. But not for long

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd -
Telangana's project shows that caste census can benefit Dalits and OBCs. But parties like BJP and Congress are too busy with their Dwija networks.

The art of conjuring realities – How the BJP gets Hindus to believe ‘love jihad’ story

Shivam Shankar Singh -
In ‘The Art of Conjuring Alternate Realities’, Shivam Shankar Singh and Anand Venkatanarayanan write how political parties, godmen, nation-states manipulate our thoughts.

All parties promise ‘achhe din’. But only BJP has the 3 Ms that make it stand apart

Dilip Mandal -
BJP is the only party with a story today. The politics of all other parties — Congress to BSP — revolve around it.

Killing Vikas Dubey doesn’t end crime. For that, parties must let go of control over police

B.L. Vohra -
India needs urgent police reforms, otherwise political parties will continue to shield Vikas Dubeys, turning them into rich politicians with no fear of law.

Political parties battle each other in Indian slums by using rumours and violence

Adam Michael Auerbach -
In Demanding Development, Adam Michael Auerbach writes on the competition between different party workers in slums and how it fragments leadership.
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Opinion

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Swasti Rao -
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Can democracy really function if citizens cannot breathe freely?

Blaming Macaulay for India’s failures is just lazy politics we’ve perfected since 1947

Economy

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

Sharan Poovanna -
The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

Defence

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

Snehesh Alex Philip -
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

National Interest

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

Shekhar Gupta -
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.

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