Congress Agenda 2019: The Indian National Congress and the African National Congress May 14, 2019 0 Written by Utsav Kumar Singh. In 2018 we celebrated the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, and 2019 will mark the 150th anniversary of…
Demography Harbingers of democracy May 9, 2019 0 Written by Shubhra Seth and Safa Ameera Rahim. An investment in knowledge pays high dividends for young citizens and it is an important tool for…
Asia Media, money and majoritarianism: The Indian elections 2019 May 8, 2019 0 Written by Nitasha Kaul. Every five years, Indian politics generates a crescendo of competing frenzied passions as nearly a billion eligible voters get their fingers…
Asia Excerpts from a voter’s notebook: Manifesto destiny May 7, 2019 0 Written by Swarna Rajagopalan In the first week of April 2019, the Congress Party released a manifesto it had spent months preparing in consultation with…
Development India’s General Elections 2019: The potential electoral consequences of demonetisation April 30, 2019 0 Written by Kunal Sen. In the campaign leading up to the Lok Sabha elections in spring 2014, one of the more important promises that Narendra…
Elections Hinduism and political behaviour in the 2019 General Election April 24, 2019 0 Written by Ajay Verghese. India is a deeply Hindu country, as well as a deeply political country, but the links between the two are surprisingly…
Congress Deciphering democracy: The significance of the 2019 elections for India’s democratic progress April 22, 2019 0 Written by Rekha Saxena. There is a figurative association between elections and democracy. Elections are seen as significant and worthy only when they take place…
Democracy The regional aims to become the new national: The Trinamool in West Bengal April 18, 2019 0 Written by Maidul Islam. West Bengal (WB) is the third largest state in India, with 42 seats in the Lok Sabha after Uttar Pradesh (UP)…
Congress The 2019 Indian General Elections: The consolidation of BJP dominance? April 16, 2019 0 Written by Wilfried Swenden. The race has started, as on 11 April 2019 approximately 900 million Indian voters were called to cast their vote in…
Elections Women and minorities in the Lok Sabha: Intersectionality in the Indian elections April 15, 2019 1 Written by Francesca R. Jensenius. It is well known that women are under-represented in India’s legislative assemblies. The historically marginalised Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled…
