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Why 60-Day Campaigns Waste Money
Most parties and candidates treat elections like a last-minute exam. They sleep for four years and ten months.Then they wake…
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From Ghost ‘Sources’ to a Unanimous Commission: The 1-Day Circus Around SIR
How a Page-1 story, a day of political theatre, and an afternoon press note put the blocks back where they…
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13 Crore Names and the Future of India’s Electoral Rolls
When we talk about elections, we usually talk about the visible parts. The campaigns. The candidates. The speeches. The issues.…
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Selective History Is Not History
Some people love history only when it flatters them. They pick one convenient page, hide the rest, and sell it…
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Digital India vs. Ground India: Where Do the Two Meet?
India’s digital transformation can sometimes feel like two different stories happening at the same time. One story is visible on…
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The Most Important Political Data Isn’t Always Election Data
When we talk about political data, the conversation usually goes straight to elections. Vote share.Booth-level results.Swing voters.Turnout.Demographics.Opinion polls. All of…
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What Does Good Governance Look Like for an Ordinary Citizen?
Governance is often discussed through the language of institutions, policies, budgets and reforms. But for an ordinary citizen, governance is…



