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Priyanka Gandhi has entered UP politics lock, stock and barrel — overshadowing SP, BSP

Shivam Vij -
The BJP is smiling from ear to ear at the prospect of a four-cornered UP election in 2022.

Akhilesh must start building a new UP coalition. He can begin by saying sorry to Dalits

Dilip Mandal -
Winning Dalits over won’t be easy. But the good news for Akhilesh Yadav is that some of them are becoming disenchanted with Mayawati’s politics.

Mayawati hiding desertions from BSP camp by blaming Akhilesh for gathbandhan failure

D.K. Singh -
Akhilesh Yadav may feel bitter if Mayawati decides to snap the SP-BSP alliance, but the latter is known for dumping her party's allies.

Mayawati now says break-up not permanent, leaves BSP & SP workers confused

Aditi Vatsa -
BSP chief Mayawati, however, insists her party will contest the bypolls alone even as SP's Akhilesh says he will now 'reflect deeply' on the development.

UP’s ‘permanent gathbandhan’ lasts 5 months as Mayawati says won’t fight polls with SP

Aditi Vatsa -
Mayawati tells party members that BSP will go it alone in bypolls and 2022 assembly elections. Samajwadi Party says it has not been informed.

The public mood in Uttar Pradesh expects 50-50 for BJP & SP-BSP

Shivam Vij -
The 2019 Lok Sabha election is a rare event when Uttar Pradesh is having a truly bi-polar contest.

In Uttar Pradesh, Dalits and Yadavs pretend they never hated each other

Shivam Vij -
The Yogi Adityanath government’s alienation of Jatavs and Yadavs have made them forget their past animosity.

Why Priyanka Gandhi can be BJP’s best friend in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Mohammed Ayoob -
The Congress strategy seems to be aimed not so much at defeating the BJP as denying the SP-BSP alliance a victory in Uttar Pradesh.

Gorakhpur bypolls winner pulls out of SP-BSP alliance, now eyeing tie-up with BJP

Aditi Vatsa -
The Nishad Party chief, whose son had won on a SP ticket in Gorapkhpur bypolls, says the party withdrew over seat-sharing and is now in talks with BJP.

Four reasons why Mulayam Singh is angry with son Akhilesh Yadav

Dilip Mandal -
Mulayam Singh’s criticism can weaken the SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh and demoralise the party workers.
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Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Andy Mukherjee -
Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

Ursula von der Leyen’s Indian clothes vs Trudeaus? It’s cultural appreciation not performance

Arijit Singh is the bridge between 3 generations—Rafi to Ritviz

Economy

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna -
Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Defence

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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