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Rebels with benefits

New Delhi, June 12 -- Dear Reader, Dynastic politics, or party nepotism, is not new. Nor is it confined to any one party, though the degree varies. What is new is the implosion triggered by dynastic ... Read More


Is Andhra Pradesh's data centre push a recipe for disaster?

New Delhi, June 11 -- Hiding behind Google Empty promises of employment The promise of massive employment generation has been at the heart of Andhra Pradesh's data centre push. In October 2025, Nara... Read More


Former DMK partners search for space and relevance

New Delhi, June 11 -- In addition, there were also moves to bring the AIADMK and the DMK together with Thirumavalavan as the Chief Minister. A top-level source said that Thirumavalavan was interested ... Read More


Anger is not an ideology

New Delhi, June 11 -- Tamil Nadu's newest political entrant, C. Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) presents a similar experiment. Much of its early appeal rests on Vijay's personal populari... Read More


The Maratha effect: Social justice under political pressure

New Delhi, June 11 -- For the past three years, the agitation led by Manoj Jarange has seen the Maratha community, acting as a pressure group, exert significant influence over political policy. A patt... Read More


God, gunpowder, and the gospel of Maradona

New Delhi, June 11 -- Maradona is heard consoling himself thus: "If Jesus stumbled, why shouldn't I?" He quickly adds: "I made a mistake, I paid for it." And then he shows his love for the game and fo... Read More


FIFA's own goal in America

New Delhi, June 11 -- ThefootballWorld Cup beginson June 11,brought to us byFIFA,a corrupt and morally bankrupt organisation, whosecurrent chief Gianni Infantinomust not be re-elected next year.He has... Read More


Victoria'spalam

New Delhi, June 10 -- I'd been visiting Palakkad every year for close to 25 years. I knew my way around the main streets and knew all the major landmarks. At least, I thought I did. I shifted to the t... Read More


Rethinking representation

New Delhi, June 10 -- India's constitutional design gave fuller expression to citizen equality than to State dignity. This imbalance reflected the Republic's birth amid Partition, uncertainty, one-par... Read More


Inside a constitutional'black box'

New Delhi, June 10 -- Delimitation is not an exercise in drawing electoral maps. It is a key process that determines how the citizens of India are represented in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative As... Read More