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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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Opinion

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

Ajay Ahlawat -
A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

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Economy

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

WEF Team -
ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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