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Why winner-takes-all politics can weaken democracy

India, June 23 -- With six Lok Sabha MPs of the Shiv Sena (UBT) joining the Shiv Sena on Monday, another anti-BJP regional party has fallen to a palace coup. The Sena (UBT) defections follow the implo... Read More


Can India and China truly normalise relations?

India, June 23 -- The meeting between China's foreign minister Wang Yi, who also functions as the country's national security adviser (NSA), and NSA Ajit Doval on the margins of a BRICS event in New D... Read More


The fall of a centrist Labour leader signals a shift in British politics

India, June 22 -- When Keir Starmer led the Labour Party to a landslide victory in Britain's general election in July 2024 after more than a decade of political turmoil under the Conservative Party, f... Read More


How populist policies are straining state finances across India

India, June 22 -- India's fiscal federalism framework works on a basic asymmetry. States spend more but the Centre raises more taxes. This asymmetry has worsened in the past decade. A recently releas... Read More


Walking safely as a fundamental right

India, June 22 -- Several countries have laws on pedestrian rights: The Nordic countries have "freedom to roam" and the US has state-level vehicle codes and urban zoning laws. India, on Friday, elevat... Read More


Iran uses chaos currency again

India, June 19 -- First, a quick recap of what the US-Iran MoU means. Iran's regime is intact - and its nuclear programme is where it was in June last year - and has wrested major economic (a possible... Read More


Modi-Trump geniality must yield trade gains

India, June 19 -- 'He's a tough trader,' said US President Donald Trump about Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the two leaders met after a 16-month hiatus on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France.... Read More


What the Iran conflict reveals about America's limits in West Asia

India, June 18 -- First, a quick recap of what the US-Iran MoU means. Iran's regime is intact - and its nuclear programme is where it was in June last year - and has wrested major economic (a possible... Read More


Modi-Trump geniality must yield trade gains

India, June 18 -- 'He's a tough trader,' said US President Donald Trump about Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the two leaders met after a 16-month hiatus on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France.... Read More


Managing our cities better

India, June 17 -- India's biggest cities, unlike the country as a whole, are still growing rapidly. Delhi, the national capital, is the biggest example. Numbers from the household enumeration exercise... Read More