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West Bengal Assembly Elections | Subaltern Hindutva on the wane?

Shreyas Sardesai

Contrary to expectations, the BJP’s appeal among backward classes and the rural poor has petered out

The colour of victory: Trinamool activists celebrate in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal on May 2, 2021.

CSDS-Lokniti Survey | West Bengal

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Women rally behind Trinamool

Union Minister Amit Shah during a public meeting. File

CSDS-Lokniti Survey | West Bengal Assembly Elections | The limits to polarisation in Bengal

Suhas Palshikar Shreyas Sardesai Jyotiprasad Chatterjee Suprio Basu Despite a fierce Hindutva push, the BJP failed to retain the level of Hindu support it garnered in 2019

An issue of lives versus livelihoods

Sunanda Sen That the situations faced by India’s migrants are not a matter of concern in policy making is quite apparent

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Kerala Assembly Elections | Social demographics shaped the elections

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Kerala Assembly Elections | Votes for tackling the coronavirus

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Kerala Assembly Elections | How the Left Front bucked a decades-old trend in Kerala

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In Ireland’s complex troubles, lessons for India

CSDS-Lokniti Survey | West Bengal

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Subaltern Hindutva on the wane?

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Women rally behind Trinamool

Election after election, women voters have continued to ally themselves with Mamata Banerjee’s party

West Bengal Assembly Elections | The limits to polarisation in Bengal

Despite a fierce Hindutva push, the BJP failed to retain the level of Hindu support it garnered in 2019

A CT scan for COVID merits a word of caution

Going by data and the risk factors, its widespread use in diagnosing the infectious disease needs to be questioned

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Leadership play a key role

The CM candidate was more important consideration for voters during 2016 assembly elections

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Methodology of post-poll survey

All analysis here has been presented on the weighted data set.

TN Assembly polls | Did last-minute sops help the AIADMK?

They didn’t yield much for the party but may have softened the blow of the electoral defeat

T.N. Assembly polls | BJP: a liability rather than asset

AIADMK seems to have miscalculated in allying with the BJP

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections | The land of the rising sun

Anti-incumbency and strong support for M.K. Stalin helped the DMK win

An issue of lives versus livelihoods

That the situations faced by India’s migrants are not a matter of concern in policy making is quite apparent

Local factors determine electoral outcomes in States

While national leaders can provide support, the ground work needs to be done by local leaders with a mass base and sustained presence in local politics

What was the methodology used?

The sampling design adopted was multi-stage systematic random sampling.

A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals

The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets

Second decisive shift

The NDA’s emphatic victory in Assam shows protests and poll preferences can coexist

A mandate for compassionate governance

Why the LDF regime has come back to power

Towards a new type of government

An open letter to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister-elect, M.K. Stalin

Bengal’s mandate, a turning point in national politics

It was hardly a cliffhanger, with the TMC tapping into the distress caused by the Narendra Modi regime

Coronavirus | Calamity in the capital

The COVID-19 wave in New Delhi has led to a spike in cases and deaths and put the healthcare system under severe strain. Nikhil M. Babu, Hemani Bhandari and Jatin Anand report on the negligence of the Central and Delhi governments which has led to a mad scramble for beds, oxygen, and space in cremation grounds

The rising sun in India-Japan relations

New Delhi should be confident that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is willing to accord primacy to bilateral ties

Is the government committed to vaccine equity?

The government has not really thought through the vaccination and pricing policy

Creating critical thinkers

The pandemic is an opportunity to re-imagine educational assessments and evaluations

Watching a tragedy unfold

Reporters are going to hospitals and cremation grounds whilst battling fear and guilt

State repression that breaches public peace

Telangana’s recent ban on 16 organisations by invoking the Telangana Public Security Act is a smokescreen

Global health security in the face of antimicrobial resistance

Tackling the problem would mean engaging the health, agricultural, trade and environment sectors

Making social welfare universal

Leveraging existing schemes and providing universal social security is of utmost importance

Misinformed and misleading

The Health Ministry’s guidelines for managing COVID-19 ignore evidence, pricing, cost-effectiveness and social relevance.

Temples are not fiefdoms of the state

What is being asserted by the community is the right of representation in the affairs of the management of temples

Marking the beginning of a green era

To combat climate change, Saudi Arabia has launched the Saudi Green Initiative and Middle East Green Initiative

A ceaseless plight

Hundreds of fishermen have been languishing in Pakistan’s prisons for years with no end in sight

The Left’s big battle in Bengal

Changing sociopolitical dynamics offer a key insight into the front’s shrinking vote share over the last decade

Tips for managing COVID-19 at home: the dos & don’ts

Managing mild symptoms at home is vital to reduce the burden on an already stretched system

Protecting the police

The special insurance cover of ₹50 lakh must be revived and extended to all front-line workers

COVID-19’s triage challenge

This time-tested, effective strategy could help tackle COVID-19 but poses unique challenges in India

An idea on taxation that is worth a try

The proposal for a minimum global corporate income tax could be a game changer

Another wave spells more nutrition loss

The inability of those already on the brink of subsistence to absorb a second economic shock cannot be overlooked

What Israel wants in Syria

It is determined to contain Iran’s growing influence in the region

A case for judicial federalism

The need for a uniform judicial order across India is unwarranted in COVID-19-related cases

The road ahead in India’s augmented vaccination drive

Flattening the COVID-19 curve eventually rests on judicious vaccination deployment plans and the pace of vaccination

Arise and rejuvenate the third layer of governance

Political acts depriving people of their rights must stop and there needs to be a movement to strengthen Panchayati raj

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | What went wrong with India's vaccine diplomacy?

Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar discusses what led to the country's current vaccine crisis

Making education accessible

There are two possible solutions involving AIR and DD, and Internet service providers

Amplifying the written word

The Internet has allowed easier communication between journalists and readers

A descent into disillusionment and chaos

In the second wave, administrative indolence, chaotic public communication and counter-intuitive policy stand out

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