Ballot Grounds Unkown are curated set of essays analysing the economy and polity in the run-up to the Indian National Elections.
Rahul, Sonia and Priyanka need to introspect hard and selflessly about why their combined efforts were not enough to check the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Victory wouldn’t solve all the economic problems India’s prime minister has thus far left unresolved.
Despite one-fourth of people living away from where they were born, no arrangements exist for domestic work migrants to vote from where they work. But enthusiasm abounds for facilitating NRIs ...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been raising the issue of illegal immigration from Bangladesh for a long time now, identifying itself with the “anti-foreigners agitation” in Assam in the ...
National security has always been a part of national politics. What has changed is only the way this issue is now playing out in the public domain.
What the armed forces seek is sober political leadership and sustained attention to their organisational and resource problems.
China’s role in reshaping the political milieu in many countries is causing a sense of unease
A key element of the 44-page document entitled ‘India’s National Security Strategy’ (INSS) is the view that India must be prepared for unilateral, limited military actions against terror groups in ...
Competitive welfarism is a consequence of India's failure to deliver inclusive growth. Can it be shaped so future growth is assured?
Hitting at the neutrality of armed forces will do more damage than good
As voting begins, the world’s biggest democracy should realize that its rise isn’t inevitable and will require greater courage from its next government.
The Indian prime minister’s national security credentials are poised to have benefits at the polls.
We are far from junking top down, paternalistic, big man rule. Regional political leaders are no different in their preferred style of governance.
How are corporates/businesses funding political parties in India? Where do major political parties stand in terms of donations from corporates and businesses?
Whatever comes after India’s election, the role of China will loom large in Indian foreign policy.
The early trends on electoral bonds suggest that the new channel would greatly undermine India’s electoral democracy by inviting unbridled corporate influence
Given that the general election is a humongous exercise, responsibility and burden on the ECI both in logistical as well as moral terms, is unparalleled. ...
