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By Neera Chandhoke The schedule for the 2019 general election has been announced, and the political arena has once again been transformed into a gigantic market place. In this space political parties

By Nandita Haksar In dealing with the Pulwama attack of February 14, India has exhibited a degree of triumphalism that could spell disaster, for the Kashmiri people and for the future of

By Badri Raina In yet another cynical rebuff to the popular democratic aspiration in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, the Election Commission of India has thought it fit to defer elections

By Jeffrey Gettleman, VinduGoel and Maria Abi-Habib Only one month ago, NarendraModi, India’s once unstoppable prime minister, seemed surprisingly vulnerable going into his re-election campaign. Economic growth had been slowing, thousands of

By Zahid Hussain THE latest crackdown on outlawed militant outfits and their charity wings may appear to be conducted with more seriousness of purpose than before, yet there are questions about the

By URVISH KOTHARI When it comes to Kashmir, some Indians like to invoke the memory of SardarVallabhbhai Patel with a wistful ‘what if’ question. But they seldom remember Sardar Patel when arguing