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Topic: Politicians

Politicians use threat of transfers to control civil servants who regulate land—political researchers’ study

Sanya Dhingra -
Such threat compels even honest officers to bend land regulations in favour of builders who provide 'quid pro quo finance to politicians', says study available on OSF Preprints.

Public brawls to ‘threatening’ cops, how senior BJP leaders’ sons are giving party a headache

Shanker Arnimesh -
BJP leaders concede that the incidents have embarrassed the party, say they raise questions about governance when they result in police & govt officials being suspended.

Incisive satire, diverse creatives—Cartoonist Abu Abraham held up a mirror to politicians

Kavita Chowdhury -
Spanning the critical years from the 1950s to the ‘90s, Abu’s cartoons reflect the significant social and political events in India and the world.

Mumbai Congress worried after 2 top leaders quit party — ‘unhappy with high command’

Purva Chitnis -
Milind Deora & Baba Siddique left the party to join Maharashtra's ruling alliance. Congress's Mumbai unit chief says 'only central leadership could fulfill their political expectations'.

Age shouldn’t be a bar in politics. Young politicians can make big impact

Arpit Sharma -
Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Why politicians live longer than the people they represent — UK study explains

Philip Clarke -
Inequalities in income and wealth have been rising through the years. But that's not the only cause of concern—elite groups have other advantages too.

China needs to realise bullying won’t work. India’s message from Bali is clear

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Rajasthan’s Anardeen Khan sees politics as a medium to help the most deprived in society

Animesh Kumar -
Born in Sikar, Rajasthan, Anardeen Khan is a young leader who draws inspiration from B.R. Ambedkar in both his public & personal life. Khan's house is always open to those who need his help.

Why we still fall for influencers, salesmen and politicians who lie

Bahador Bahrami -
Influencing is a zero-sum game. More than how to influence people, the question is how to be more influential than others.

India’s smug civil service officers can learn lot from politicians during Covid: IRS officer

Saagar Srivastava -
Bureaucrats often take pride in appearing cold, distant and unapproachable. Such traits don’t work in a pandemic.
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Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

Phiroze J Shroff -
If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Dharali floods a wake-up call for IMD, NDMA to buck up—the Himalayan region is vulnerable

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

Economy

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

Neelam Pandey -
New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Defence

Secret to Pakistan aircraft losses in Op Sindoor could lie in Martin-Baker’s ejection seats records

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi: On 7 May this year, as India and Pakistan entered into what was to be an 88-hour conflict, British firm Martin-Baker, which...

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
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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