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Independents to ‘silent’ heavyweights, how rebels may disrupt BJP & Congress’s poll prospects in Haryana

Denied tickets, party dissidents from both major players may weaken core vote bank, jeopardising key assembly seats in 5 October assembly election.

What is DNLA? Northeast rebel group of Dimasa tribe that lost 6 members in Assam encounter

Dimasa tribe is an indigenous, ethno-linguistic community living in Assam & Nagaland. Launched in 2019, Dimasa National Liberation Army demands an 'independent nation'.

3 key takeaways from Karnataka crisis no matter what happens to Kumaraswamy govt

Aggressive dissidence is likely to be a permanent feature of Karnataka’s electoral politics. So, when the Kumaraswamy government may fall is not important.

In Himachal, independents and rebels may spoil Congress, BJP party

The state has a strong tradition of independents winning elections; of the 5 who won 2012 polls, 2 have been fielded by Congress & another by BJP this time.

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India-US trade deal to be signed after Trump administration decides new global ‘tariff architecture’

New Delhi is examining the legal implications of the latest set of American investigations into Indian exports under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, it is learnt.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.