Putting the Rupee on the Global Map

March 24, 2023

India has witnessed an exponential rise in its share of the global economy in the last couple of decades. India’s merchandise exports saw a jump of a staggering $122 billion between 2012-13 and 2021-22 whereas its imports increased by $117 billion in the same period. The rise in trade has...

Where are the Domestic Migrants Headed?

March 10, 2023

A large part of the Indian economy is based on the informal sector with informal labour or employment functioning as its base. With increased access to transportation and communication coupled with an increasing demand for a greater labour force in these sectors has shifted labour away from agriculture and towards...

Where is the Uddhav Sena Headed?

February 24, 2023

The 17th February decision of the ECI in effect recognised the Eknath Shinde Sena as the original party founded by Balasaheb Thackerey, thereby depriving Uddhav Thackeray of his father’s legacy. The Uddhav Shiv Sena filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the ECI’s decision to grant the Shinde faction...

Losing Prominence, in Assembly and on Ground

February 24, 2023

With 164 MLAs voting in its favour, the new Eknath Shinde-led government sailed through the trust vote in the state assembly and has been stable ever since. However, the damage Eknath Shinde has done to Uddhav Thackeray and the Thackeray family’s hold over the Shiv Sena is not limited to...

After ECI Blow to Uddhav Sena, politics in Maharashtra in a churn

February 24, 2023

Maharashtra politics has been in a churn ever since the 2019 Assembly elections. From the breakup of the decades-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena alliance to the ideologically awkward Shiv Sena-Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance, the state witnessed a slew of changes in the last few years. Interestingly, the state...

Meghalaya: Trouble in Partnerships Amidst TMC’s Rise

February 17, 2023

In Meghalaya, waiting to vote on 27th February, the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government led by the Nationalist People’s Party (NPEP) with partners like the BJP and other regional players is already broken. The BJP has accused its alliance partner of large-scale corruption and both parties have decided to go solo...

Shifting Alliance and Demand for a Separate Naga State

February 17, 2023

In 2018, 60 seats went to polls in Nagaland. With the help of the BJP as a minor partner, former CM Neiphiu Rio formed a government under the banner of his new outfit, the National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP). The NDPP came in second place with 17 seats and a...

Tripura: BJP-IPFT Vs Congress-Left

February 17, 2023

From Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) rule in 2013, the power shifted to the BJP in 2018 as the party won 35 of the 59 seats that went to polls. With this, Tripura became the only state in the northeast where the BJP won a simple majority on its own....

Elections in Northeast: First Pit Stop Before 2024

February 17, 2023

In the first set of elections in 2023, the Northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya will be going to polls in the months of February and March. Tripura voted yesterday and Nagaland and Meghayala are due to vote on 27th February. Election results for 60 constituencies of each Assembly...

Kanyakumari to Kashmir: Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra

February 3, 2023

The Indian National Congress recently completed its Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir amidst much fanfare and the support of eight opposition parties, members of which attended the closing event. The Yatra was led by former party President Rahul Gandhi who termed it a non-political undertaking, an act aimed...