Election results for five Indian states were just declared showing major political changes, and re-alignments. What happened, and what do these elections portend for the next general election. I unpack the election results. Click here to read more.
Category Archives: Indian politics
Bihar Elections 2025: Democracy, Development, and the Decline of Dynasties
The Bihar Assembly Elections (2025) and the state of Indian politics. Elections in the second most populous state in India, and the changing calculus of caste-based electoral arithmetic. Click here to read the blog.
Dynasty, Defamation, Democracy
On 23rd of March 2023, Rahul Gandhi, key member of the opposition party in India was convicted on defamation charges. There has been much debate about what this means for Indian democracy, with perhaps not enough attention paid to the facts of the case, and placing it within the political and legal context of India. I analyse the verdict and its context to bring you up to speed. Click here to read.
Sukriti Issar 