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The democratic political process in India is broken
All traditional sites of consensus-building — public discourse, civil society, and political parties — have evolved to structurally impede dialectical…
Mar 27
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Why the Indian public does not seem to care about Kejriwal’s arrest or Congress' bank accounts' freeze
There is no path to popular investment in democracy without fixing disenchantment with the political class
Mar 26
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February 2024
Electoral Bonds and the Politics of Corruption
The big picture of electoral bonds is not their impact on cleaning up political funding but the endgame of BJP’s politics of corruption.
Feb 18
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Budget: Rs 1 Lakh Crore Corpus to Fund Tech Cos Should Benefit India Not Private Sector
Corpus structure should dispel concerns about the socialisation of risk and privatisation of profits
Feb 3
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January 2024
What Can the Congress Learn From Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla at Ayodhya?
The need for political programs for mobilisation, community building and expression of one’s identity
Jan 22
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Video: Liberalism and Politics in India
In this #ScrollIdeas interview, I talk about some of my favourite topics: politics, Congress Party, political consultants, the anti-defection law, and…
Jan 16
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A Citizen's Wish From 2024
The erosion of good faith in our politics has led to a mindless zero-sum antagonism, where only the most partisan can thrive.
Jan 6
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December 2023
Are Regional Parties Better at Fighting the BJP than the Congress?
The regional parties need the Congress — as much as the Congress needs them — to provide a national counterpoint and ideological scaffolding for the…
Dec 14, 2023
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Gaza Ceasefire: Divisions Between Govt & People in Major Liberal Democracies
The UN vote is a striking example of another fundamental premise of the liberal world order - representative democratic government - coming under strain…
Dec 13, 2023
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Using "Data" to Mislead
Some basic pointers on election analysis
Dec 5, 2023
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Hypothesis about Why Congress Lost and Won (in Telangana)
Congress tends to flounder when confronted with a political campaign because it lacks a clear articulation of its own politics
Dec 3, 2023
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November 2023
Why Are Political Parties So "Reckless With Freebies"?
Part of the answer has to do with the twin challenges of mass communication along with the ability to control execution of government schemes while in…
Nov 23, 2023
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