Narrative Management
2024 is a crucial year for the world as more than 50 countries—close to half the global population—elect their next governments, which will have consequences for many years to come
Suchetana Ray - March 27, 2024
Generational Glue
The 81-year-old Congress president proved his mettle as the leader of his party in the 16th Lok Sabha. In the first year of his presidency, he has carried the same feistiness from there in taking on the BJP and become a bridge across generations in the party
Nishant - December 01, 2023
Pushkar Singh Dhami Is Proof The Next Generation Has Arrived In BJP
When the chief minister delivered Uttarakhand to the BJP for an unprecedented term, it filled an important vacancy in the party’s top echelon
Nishant - November 29, 2022
Aam Aadmi Party: Back To Chasing National Ambition
The party, riding on its populist ideology, wants to be seen as the best alternative to the BJP
Shonakshi Chakravarty - November 29, 2022
A Trillion-Dollar Code For Uttar Pradesh
Chasing the $1 trillion economy dream by 2027, Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh awaits a change that goes beyond an infrastructural push
Kamalika Ghosh - August 27, 2022
Trust
Supporters of federalism will illustrate how the idea has come under threat as the heavy hand of the Centre has limited fiscal autonomy of states, curbing their ability to make a more meaningful contribution to our development
Suchetana Ray - January 28, 2022
One Nation, Many Burdens
The GST system of indirect taxation completes five years in 2022, and it already seems to have caused cracks in the idea of fiscal federalism. States feel shortchanged at losing revenue year after year. Was it worth surrendering their taxation powers to a GST Council that tends to agree with the Centre?
Kamalika Ghosh - January 28, 2022
Jo Tik Gaya Wo Tikait
Rakesh Tikait successfully led the year-long farmer protests against the new farm laws, forcing the Centre to repeal them just ahead of the assembly elections
Vikas Pathak - November 28, 2021
'First they came for the spices, now they are here for data'
In his book, Vinit Goenka makes a strong case for why India needs to fight data ‘colonisation’ and strive for data supremacy
V Keshavdev - June 15, 2019
The Taskmaster
Will an economics background and intricate understanding of commerce and trade help Nirmala Sitharaman steer the economy through its darkest hour?
V Keshavdev - June 13, 2019