The world’s largest democracy has just concluded its parliamentary elections over a month and a half in seven phases and if you thought most people would have tired of all the election mania including the non-stop reporting on media, you would be mistaken. I was tired of listening to interviews with politicians, I must admit.… Continue reading Implications of India’s Election Verdict on the Economy
I don’t know about you, but I don’t think political campaigning has reached this kind of feverish pitch and frenzy as during this 2024 parliamentary election in India. Most of it has to do with what else is happening around election time, I think. Such as ED and CBI interrogations and arrests of politicians most… Continue reading Media’s Role and Responsibility in Election Time
The election juggernaut has begun to roll in India, with the Election Commission announcing the election dates just last week. Hundreds of political parties had already started preparing their candidates list and campaigning months before. In this loud and raucous democracy that we have in India, even the news channels have nothing but politicians campaigning… Continue reading In Big Election Year, Old Wine in Old Bottle
2020-21 was the year of the decadal census for many countries, including India, as I wrote in a blog post at the time. It was also the year of the dreadful Covid-19 pandemic across the world and India too had introduced strict lockdowns. This, and social distancing norms being enforced meant that the census could… Continue reading How India Loses by Not Holding a Census
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