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Centre-Right coalition claims victory in Portugal election. Left in retreat across Europe

Keshav Padmanabhan - 11 March, 2024

Far-right Chega won 18% of votes in Portugal, highlighting gains across continent by far-right/populist-right parties. Such parties are forecast to win in the upcoming EU elections.

Why Modi remains world’s most popular populist while Trump, Putin, Johnson struggle

Mihir Sharma - 11 September, 2020

Modi seems to understand something that Trump, Putin, Johnson and others do not about the relationship between a populist leader and voters.

Aparna Sen & Ramachandra Guha should know sending letters to Modi only makes him look good

Asim Ali - 27 July, 2019

Populist leaders like Modi thrive on victimhood. And can easily turn people against celebrities, who they project as Westernised and far removed.

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Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

K. Kalyani - 24 April, 2024

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

The Beckhams’ PR game is on track. Victoria’s 50th birthday was a pop culture moment

24 April, 2024

BJP 2024 manifesto on investment, farm income, panchayati raj—lack of clarity is worrying

24 April, 2024

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

+TFP TCA Sharad Raghavan - 22 April, 2024

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

Defence

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

ThePrint Team - 24 April, 2024

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

Shekhar Gupta - 20 April, 2024

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

Topic: Populist

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Opinion

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

The Beckhams’ PR game is on track. Victoria’s 50th birthday was a pop culture moment

BJP 2024 manifesto on investment, farm income, panchayati raj—lack of clarity is worrying

Economy

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Defence

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

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