Protests Meant to Obfuscate Main Issues

Since June-July this year, the country has been in the grip of one kind of crisis or another and protests galore, with people spilling onto the streets to express their anger and frustration and demanding change. I had written about this in a previous Owleye column post of mine in which I said that almost… Continue reading Protests Meant to Obfuscate Main Issues

When Economic Policies Are Made on The Campaign Trail

What a huge fuss has been kicked up over Bihar’s 2025 assembly elections! This, when there was no new candidate, no major new party contesting the elections and so any big surprise or wild card was ruled out. Some might argue that Prashant Kishore’s Jan Suraj party was the big surprise element in this election,… Continue reading When Economic Policies Are Made on The Campaign Trail