Caste Gujarat Election: The Return of Congress? December 21, 2017 2 Written by Sharik Laliwala and M. Sudhir Selvaraj. In the recently concluded Gujarat elections, despite not being able to topple the ruling-BJP, the Indian National…
China What does the 19th Party Congress mean for the PLA? October 18, 2017 0 Written by Timothy R. Heath. As the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has a lot at stake…
China What the 19th Party Congress means for the rest of the world October 18, 2017 0 Written by Nick Bisley. Of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s many achievements in his time in office – about which much will be made in the official…
China Xi’s Command of the Provinces October 17, 2017 0 Written by Ngeow Chow-Bing. When Xi Jinping assumed the position of the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 2012, few would…
China The five key points of interest at the 19th Party Congress October 17, 2017 0 Written by Simon Hill. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will soon embark on its own “Game of Thrones” as delegates gather for its 19th National…
China Corrupt colleagues and family ties: Xi’s lesson from the Gao Gang affair October 16, 2017 1 Written by Wankun Li and Adam Cathcart. The eyes of the world are focusing on Beijing as the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party…
India From Parliament to President? Symbolic representation and the candidacy of Meira Kumar July 19, 2017 1 Written by Carole Spary. In late June, a collective of 17 opposition parties led by the Indian National Congress Party (Congress) announced Meira Kumar, the…
Elections The Opportunities and Challenges for Democracy in a BJP- Dominant Era March 23, 2017 0 Written by Rekha Diwakar. Many scholars and commentators had termed the 2014 Indian national election as being historic and epochal, where a single party, the…
Elections Congress landslide in Punjab or back to the future? March 21, 2017 1 Written by Gurharpal Singh The Congress party under Captain Amrinder Singh has secured a landslide victory (77 seats out of 117) in the Punjab Legislative…
Elections Interpreting the Uttar Pradesh results March 20, 2017 6 Written by Gilles Verniers. Interpreting massive verdicts such as the recent Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections pose a number of challenges to social scientists. The…
