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Again Sasikala: TN Politics Needs Reform, Not Renewal

Tamil Nadu needs genuine leadership and not mere white knights

Author : Prof. G Ramesh, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore

Keywords : AIADMK, Sasikala, Leadership, Elections

Will the new agri reforms double farmers' income? (Part 3)

Famers will now be getting adequate choice to sell their produce at attractive price

Author : M G Chandrakanth, Director (Retired), Institute for Social and Economic Change

Keywords : Farm Bills, Agriculture, APMC

MSP and Federalism: Farm Bills and its consequences (Part 2)

A common complain from farmers is that they were never a price taker in the market

Author : M G Chandrakanth, Director (Retired), Institute for Social and Economic Change

Keywords : Farm Bills, MSP, Agriculture

Why internal dissension hurts more (Part 2)

The internal dissenters know what will hurt the most, when it will hurt the most ...

Author : G Ramesh, Professor, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore

Keywords : Dissent, Critics, Protests

Implications of new laws governing agricultural marketing in India (Part 1)

The fate of farmers in India lies between monsoons and the markets

Author : M G Chandrakanth, Director (Retired), Institute for Social and Economic Change

Keywords : Farm Bills, Minimum Support Price, APMC

The significance of abodes of Lord Muruga in Tamil Nadu and the BJP’s Vel Yatra (Part 1)

 A philosophical and spiritual background of the worship of Lord Muruga in TN, and the attachment of Tamilians to Him

Author : Rama. Karu. Gnana Sambandan, Industrialist and Writer, Madurai

Keywords : Vel Yatra, Lord Muruga, Kantha Sashti, Deepavali

Why don't psephologists predict results on the day of counting?

On the same day, votes were being counted in Bihar and the IPL final was happening in Dubai. But only one contest was one-sided.

Author : Dr. Balasubramanian Sambasivam, PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Keywords : Pollsters, Media, Elections

How accurate are exit polls? Lessons from 2015 Bihar elections

 Every election, there is no dearth of pollsters and their predictions. How much of the forecast comes true?

Author : Dr. Balasubramanian Sambasivam, PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Keywords : Bihar elections, NDA, Exit polls

Splitting the pie: Possible alliances for 2021 Tamil Nadu polls

In the absence of two Dravidian stalwarts, will this Assembly election alter TN's political landscape?

Author : Dr. Balasubramanian Sambasivam, PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Keywords : Tamil Nadu, Dravidian parties, Assembly elections

Will the lotus bloom in Tamil Nadu?

A political commentary on BJP's prospects in Tamil Nadu.

Author : Shankar Naganathan, Political Analyst, Chennai

Keywords : BJP in TN, TN Election, TN Election Post JJ and MK, Electoral Strategies for BJP in TN

Agricultural reforms and opportunities in Bihar

With Bihar going to polls, an agri agenda for parties vying to rule  

Author : Prakash Kumar Jha, Postdoctoral Fellow, Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab, Kansas State University

Keywords : Bihar elections, agriculture, reforms, Farm Bills