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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    Shikha Mukerjee | Caste, data & sub-quotas: No wriggle room for PMColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Caste, data & sub-quotas: No wriggle room for PM

    Childish truculence is writ all over the Narendra Modi-led new minority government’s reaction that the water leaking in...

    8 Aug 2024 9:27 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Modi learning discomfort of heading minority govtColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Modi learning discomfort of heading minority govt

    It seems that Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister for the third time, is fretting about his voice in the Lok Sabha....

    30 July 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | French lesson: Why India’s Left needs to reinvent itselfColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | French lesson: Why India’s Left needs to reinvent...

    Convention says that the political space is distributed in three ways — Left, Right and Centre. Political parties based...

    16 July 2024 3:15 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Politics of deep divides, prejudice & reservationColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Politics of deep divides, prejudice & reservation

    The accusations of prejudice, amounting to negative discrimination against a Dalit candidate on the criteria used for...

    25 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | It’s time for New Gen to consolidate on groundColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | It’s time for New Gen to consolidate on ground

    Emergence of younger leaders reshapes political landscape, challenging BJP dominance. INDIA bloc parties regroup to...

    13 Jun 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | The message of voters is: Enough is enough!Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | The message of voters is: Enough is enough!

    The mandate delivered by the popular sovereign leaves no room for deniability. The voters have called Narendra Modi’s...

    5 Jun 2024 1:23 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | What’s the plan of action after D-Day on June 4?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | What’s the plan of action after D-Day on June 4?

    Two dramatically different expectations are racing to the finish line; there is the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata ...

    29 May 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Amid great expectations, voters keep all guessingColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Amid great expectations, voters keep all guessing

    The fugue state in which India finds itself is rapidly approaching its end, with five phases of the seven-phase...

    21 May 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | The K-factor forces the BJP to play ‘catch-up’Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | The K-factor forces the BJP to play ‘catch-up’

    There is nothing more dangerous than an injured prey, as every predator, huntsman or tiger knows. The instinct for...

    14 May 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Disenchanted voters bad news in ‘wave-less’ pollsColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Disenchanted voters bad news in ‘wave-less’ polls

    The forecast for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, till it was actually called, was it would be a triumph for the Narendra...

    1 May 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | BJP dominance in political discourse sees adjustmentsColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | BJP dominance in political discourse sees...

    Intriguingly, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s dominance over the political discourse by establishing the frames of...

    23 April 2024 1:57 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Poll promises vs delivery amid rise in polarisationColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Poll promises vs delivery amid rise in polarisation

    Elections serve many purposes. By definition, elections are polarising. In multi-party elections, the competition for...

    16 April 2024 12:10 AM IST

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