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Sanjeev Ahluwalia
About the AuthorSanjeev Ahluwalia
The writer is a former IAS officer, and a governance and economic regulation expert
    NDA and the winner’s curse: Tough times aheadOpinion
    NDA and the winner’s curse: Tough times ahead

    Also debunked is the theory that low turnouts help the BJP while high turnouts help the Congress.

    21 May 2019 1:29 AM IST

    Bitter morning-after pill for new govt post electionsFeatured
    Bitter morning-after pill for new govt post elections

    The result higher upfront cost but speedy implementation with avoided project delay costs.

    19 May 2019 2:06 AM IST

    EC undermined due to weak institutionsOpinion
    EC undermined due to weak institutions

    In 1980, the Goswami Commission and the EC proposed that the MCC be converted into legislation with punitive powers.

    14 May 2019 7:46 AM IST

    A strange duality casts a shadow over electionOpinion
    A strange duality casts a shadow over election

    The Annual Survey of Education Report 2018 records that one-third of those schooled till Class 8 cannot even read a...

    7 May 2019 2:58 AM IST

    Pragya Thakur symbol of New (Hindu) India?Opinion
    Pragya Thakur symbol of New (Hindu) India?

    An alternative driver behind Pragya Thakur’s nomination could be sheer desperation, in the absence of a Narendra Modi...

    24 April 2019 7:21 AM IST

    Some votes are more equal than othersOpinion
    Some votes are more equal than others

    Governments game the system to keep potentially unfriendly voters out. Citizens in remote locations might be overlooked...

    17 April 2019 1:22 AM IST

    Sankalp Patra: How real are the BJP’s promises?Opinion
    Sankalp Patra: How real are the BJP’s promises?

    We are far from junking top down, paternalistic, big man rule. Regional political leaders are no different in their...

    10 April 2019 1:24 AM IST

    Will India vote with its heart, or with its head?Opinion
    Will India vote with its heart, or with its head?

    Both schemes perpetuate the UPA’s pessimistic assumption that the State’s capacity cannot be revitalised for...

    2 April 2019 1:27 AM IST

    Voternama: Churn is the new 2019 mantraOpinion
    Voternama: Churn is the new 2019 mantra

    Our electoral laws encourage vote splintering. The candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins.

    21 March 2019 7:28 AM IST

    Politics of religion has no room as India risesOpinion
    Politics of religion has no room as India rises

    The five southern states are free of religious divisiveness as are West Bengal and Odisha in the east.

    13 March 2019 2:36 AM IST

    Pakistan and India flagOpinion
    Walk the talk on war, but consider the costs

    Other necessities are an additional one per cent of GDP on infrastructure and an additional one per cent of GDP on...

    7 March 2019 1:00 AM IST

    The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranked India at the 57th spot this year, a slight improvement from the 60th position in 2017.Opinion
    Democracy in India: Is it best fit' or flawed?

    India has a rank of 41 out of 165 countries. Its score (out of a maximum of 10) was 7.68 in 2006.

    2 March 2019 1:48 AM IST

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