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State Craft March 7, 2019

India’s best Parliamentary Debaters of the 16th Lok Sabha

The General Elections 2019 could be announced any moment, to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. Two weeks ago the 16th Lok Sabha met for the…

State Craft January 31, 2019

Women in Indian Politics – Why is it a man’s world?

In India’s first general elections, 23 women were elected to the Lok Sabha out of 489 members. In the last general elections, 69 of 545…

State Craft January 25, 2019

Beti, Bachao!

A few weeks ago I made a few predictions of a few campaign tactics that we will almost certainly see in the endgame of the…

State Craft January 18, 2019

Liability of Reputation

As a practitioner and an educator in the field of reputation management, just like most of my colleagues I have upheld the belief that good…

State Craft January 11, 2019

#Endgame – What to expect in the final leg of Indian General Elections

Five hyperactive years in Indian politics are coming to their #Endgame. More people being inducted into political discourse (some inadvertently) in the last five years…

State Craft December 13, 2018

Politics of Memory

There’s a lot that rides on what the society believes their history is. Their version of history defines their present decisions and consequently their future….

State Craft December 11, 2018

Making Sense of Exit Polls

The brief period between casting of votes and the declaration of results of an election brings a cocktail of emotions. For contesting politicians, it is…

State Craft November 29, 2018

Gotra Politics – How the narrative has swung

First came nationality (“She’s not even Indian”), then religion (“If 90% Muslims don’t vote, we’re over”), then caste (“Only Brahmins, not Modi”), and now we’re…