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Nation Craft, State Craft June 21, 2018

Five must-read books on Indian politics for political communicators

We’re less than a year away from what is set to be the largest elections in the history of mankind. Many of you might passively…

Nation Craft, State Craft June 7, 2018

The job of a Political Spokesperson

A political spokesperson can have a particularly challenging job – from being responsible for defending the indefensible to representing ideas that are not theirs. If…

Views May 17, 2018

Impact of social media on politics

The traditional methods of campaigning are still ubiquitous in India with prospective political candidates going door-to-door distributing freebies, promising the well-being of people, extending courtesies,…

Nation Craft, State Craft March 22, 2018

Karnataka Elections 2018 – Five Issues that will Matter

Karnataka elections, due in about a month, are possibly the most critical prelim to the 2019 general elections. Karnataka is the largest state where Indian…

political correctness in political communications

Nation Craft, State Craft February 22, 2018

Political Correctness – Paying the Tax on Language

There is a ghastly troupe of political and entertainment elites in India whose virtue signalling echoes amongst and above themselves. Many politicians by nature and…

Nation Craft, State Craft February 8, 2018

Twitter Wars: How Rules of Engagement are Changing

In the good old days of offline political discourse, politicians had platforms to speak they received in their rallies, houses of assemblies and parliaments and…