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Topic: Votes

Farm loan waivers are announced in election season. Karnataka worst offender

Vidya Mahambare -
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra and Telangana announced 9 of the 19 waivers in two decades, unlike Bihar and West Bengal, the two less prosperous states.

Crowds at rallies don’t mean victory and have no bearing on how voters will vote

Pradeep Gupta -
In 'How India Votes', CEO of Axis My India Pradeep Gupta writes that not even 10% of the crowd that claps and cheers for a leader will vote for him/her on the basis of what they hear at a rally.

In India, farmers are crucial vote bank but their promises are never fulfilled

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

How politicians win and lose the trust of voters

Shivam Vij -
There are things Modi does to win and retain the trust of voters. The opposition could learn from him.

Whatever happened to the aspirational Indian?

Shivam Vij -
No government could ever be good enough for the aspirational voter, until one fine day, the voter stopped being aspirational. 

Data shows Dalit MPs battle parties, voters and prejudice even in reserved seats

Rukmini S -
The Chitradurga MP’s experience exemplifies how upper castes respond to Dalit politicians, even in 2019.

India matlab Narendra Modi: How the PM learnt branding from Coca-Cola

Ashwani Kumar -
Modi has followed the marketing strategy of fast-moving consumer goods and sold himself as the biggest brand of ‘vikaspanthi’ politics.

If pollsters are playing safe this time, BJP’s final Lok Sabha tally can be higher

Yogendra Yadav -
If your interest is in specific states, then there is still some suspense left for you on 23 May.

What Muslims in India say about Balakot, national security, ISIS and Kashmir

Hilal Ahmed -
Muslims are highly confused as their religious identity is seen as an anti-thesis to the nation’s security.

Defeating Modi at any cost may suit Modi-baiters, but it can’t arrest Congress slide

Rahul Verma -
Congress is aware of ground realities and has made effort to shift narrative from just national security to jobs, farmers and corruption.
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Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

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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