Political Shifts
-
Understanding the maths of rightwing populism
Easy answers + confidence = reassuring certainty
Dorje C Brody, The Conversation
-
How the collapse of the BSP marks the end of an old model of politics in Uttar Pradesh
The Mayawati-led party’s strategy of money, muscle and caste of forging local and temporary caste-based alliances to gain political ground failed in 2022.
Gilles Verniers, The India Forum
-
As new partners swell the ranks of Bihar’s Grand Alliance, Congress leaders in state are worried
They fear new allies such as Upendra Kushwaha will push the grand old party to the margins by eating into share of seats for the 2019 election.
Akash Bisht
Trending
-
‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
-
‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
-
How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
-
Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
-
How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
-
Is populism a political ideology or a style of doing politics?
It’s a slippery concept.
Andy Knott, The Conversation
-
As Madhya Pradesh prepares for polls, an Adivasi group plays spoiler for BJP and Congress
Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti, or JAYS, is shaping up to be a significant political force in the Malwa-Nimar region, where it plans to contest 28 seats this election.
Akash Bisht
-
As JD(S) is pushed to irrelevance, is Karnataka turning into a BJP-Congress duopoly?
The selection of candidates for next month’s bye-polls marks a turning point in the state’s politics.
Sowmya Aji
Video
-
Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
-
Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
-
Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
-
Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
-
Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
-
How the Canadian Donald Trump became premier of the country’s most populous province
Dough Ford pledged to expel Liberal elites from power, remove the influence of ‘special interests’ and create a government that works on behalf of the people.
Brian Budd, The Conversation
-
Gujarat Assembly polls 2017: How an apathetic Congress is driving Muslim voters towards the BJP
Community leaders complain the Congress has taken their vote for granted.
Damayantee Dhar
-
Six months after a hero's comeback, Harish Rawat has lost his sheen. And polls are round the corner
In a role reversal, the Congress is fighting for survival in Uttarakhand while the BJP has revived.
Anita Katyal
The Reel
-
‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
-
Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
-
‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
-
‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
-
‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
-
AAP founder member Ilyas Azmi quits party, calls Arvind Kejriwal autocratic
He also alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party chief 'ignored Muslims' and indulged in caste-based politics.
Scroll Staff
-
Spain votes for change – but has no idea what government it'll end up with
Spain's two-party system is now consigned to the history books – but forming a functional government will be anything but easy.
Paul Kennedy, The Conversation