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Elections
BJP’s Odia Pride Campaign in Odisha: Strategy and Success
HIghlighting Odia pride and incompetence of Naveen Patnaik and BJD to resist non-Odia bureaucrats from ruling the state, Narendra Modi led BJP to victory
2024 Election Results: A primer on India’s four largest states
With weak partners, NDA’s performance in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal has been dented by regional parties.
Geopolitics
Greenland should not become Trump land
The island of 57,000 inhabitants has immense natural wealth and massive oil reserves. This is tempting for any state and easier for the US, whose unmatched offensive and defensive capabilities make such a pursuit far more feasible than for any other country.
Tatmadaw’s Myanmar: The Army that has a State
This myth about the Prussian Army rings truer for the Tatmadaw and its hostage, contemporary Myanmar.
Looking beyond Black July: Violence and Civil War in Sri Lanka
Conventional rhetoric on the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka focuses on the Black July Riots of 1983 as the event responsible for the start of the Sri Lankan Civil War. A deeper analysis is required to understand one of the most gruesome conflicts ever fought on South Asian soil.
History
Assassinations – The Poisoned Chalice
A brief account of assassinations which have happened in over a few centuries and the repercussions it leaves behind.
22 yards, 11 on the field but a billion dreams!
India’s recent victory in the T-20 World Cup took the author’s memories back to 1983 when India won the first ODI WC.
Tamil Nadu and Korea: An untold tale of princess Sembavalam
Can you believe that incredibly, six million Koreans or almost 10% of the Korean population trace their ancestry to an Indian Princess who is said to have travelled to Korea in search of her groom? Yes, it is true.
Personalities
Alliances and Antagonisms: The ‘Enigma’ of Nitish Kumar?
Focusing on Nitish Kumar, the artricle highlights Kumar’s frequent shifts between political alliances, earning him the monikers “Paltu Ram” and “Kursi Kumar.” Despite his reputation as a champion of good governance, Bihar’s development, remains low.
Puratchi Thalaivi Jayaram Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu
Powerful leadership of Jayalalithaa in Tamilnadu focuses on women empowered participation in politics.
Zoramthanga’s dissent to democratic leadership for Mizo Land
This article is an effort to highlight the idenity crisis and cultural roots with ethnic conflicts in North East India.
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