In His Latest Avatar Naveen Seeks To Be Pro-People
Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik is in a very strong position in the wake of being elected to the office for the fifth consecutive term....
Congress Stuck With The Family
The question is - why the party finds it so difficult to arrive at a consensus on a leader from outside the Gandhi family....
Political Rivals BJD-BJP Clash Over Ayushman Bharat
Perception of growing closeness not withstanding BJD and BJP have been clashing over important issues like implementation of Ayushman Bharat which is a crucial...
Patnaik Cozying Upto Modi But BJD Going Strong In The State
Of late there have been several developments that show that chief minister, Naveen Patnaik is coming closer to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Despite BJD’s...
KALIA Puts Pressure on State Finances
The Biju Janata Dal have reaped rich electoral dividends from the KALIA scheme, which was considered so important that the state government had initially...
BJP’s Rise in India
The Bharatiya Janata Party revived the hard-line Hindutva as the core ideology. LK Advani used the Hindutva rhetoric of “pseudo secularism” and “Muslim appeasement”...
Odisha Must Try and Extract Benefits From the Centre
Of late chief minister, Naveen Patnaik has been friendly towards top BJP leaders including Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. His party helped send BJP candidate,...
Many Versions of Modi’s Victory
Modi’s 2014 campaign was how much it concentrated on economic issues and how much it tried to spin a narrative of hope for India....
Opportunistic Politics Comes To The Fore
BJD’s support for BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Ashwini Vaishnav was interpreted by many as a sign of renewed bonhomie between the two parties. The...
Naveen-Modi Meeting Sets Grapevine Abuzz
BJP and BJD had opportunistic alliance beginning from 2000-2009. Central BJP leaders realise that periodical reiteration of demands like special category state status for...
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State parties never lose relevance in India
The continued presence and influence of state parties are a natural and important feature of India’s democratic and federal political system.
Regional Political Parties (state...
Is Cockroach Janta Party led ‘GenZ’ protest a success story?
Born of a satirical meme, the CJP in its early days displayed hyperpolitical characteristics, especially in its refusal of representation by political parties. CJP...
Youth Unemployment: A Crisis
Nelson Mandela, 1993 Nobel Peace Prize winner, once said, “The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.” This is a popular quotation, which...
