Elections

How recent elections have changed national power equations

The crucial role of the RSS means that the recent state election results are not a referendum on Modi’s popularity

The flying Hercules might just miss the bus

Akhilesh Yadav has been getting rapturous crowds and is increasingly looking chief ministerial. The arithmetic of Yadavs, Muslims, farmers, caste-based organizations, disgruntled communities, and those who suffered during the pandemic, is enough to oust the discredited Yogi government. Opinion polls are backing this trend.

Oli’s India visit will set the tone for Indo-Nepal ties

The Nepali PM’s visit is being read as an attempt by the Himalayan nation to tread lightly and carefully while chalking its ties with India and China.

Fuel import bill jumps due to election in Nepal

Nepal’s oil import bill for October-November jumped 40 percent due […]

Has Nepal’s left unity created space for China?

China is selling dreams for a price — greater influence over the […]

The Himalayan Political Fracas

While Nepal’s political transition comes to an end, the complicated […]

How China’s delivery entices Nepal

At no other time in the past were so many Nepalis so strongly anti-India and in favour of deeper engagement with China

Macron aide quits French govt for “strategic” Parliament post

Richard Ferrand, a close aide of French President Emmanuel Macron […]