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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    Shikha Mukerjee | Punitive Governance Leads to Politics of VictimisationColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Punitive Governance Leads to Politics of...

    The script for the elections in four states -- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Kerala -- scheduled for 2026 is being...

    18 March 2025 10:53 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Row over delimitation: Will it alter the federal balance?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Row over delimitation: Will it alter the federal...

    Over the years, there has been a growing demand for a more representative legislature at the Centre and in the states

    4 March 2025 11:39 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Modi needs a new fall guy: Can he find one?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Modi needs a new fall guy: Can he find one?

    Mr Modi is great when he talks about India’s transformation after 70 years of Congress mismanagement under his divinely...

    25 Feb 2025 7:13 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Middle class fix won’t float India’s economyColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Middle class fix won’t float India’s economy

    The world, particularly the rich and the powerful, could not care less about India’s election schedules. Nor are...

    5 Feb 2025 8:48 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Conflicts fester, statecraft missing as Republic is 75Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Conflicts fester, statecraft missing as Republic is...

    India must embrace dialogue and diplomacy to resolve long-standing internal conflicts and uphold democracy

    30 Jan 2025 12:02 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak laterColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak later

    One-upmanship is a silly sort of competition. When sensationalism sinks to the point of delivering one-liners,...

    21 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Why is Opp. helping Modi, BJP to regain lost ground?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Why is Opp. helping Modi, BJP to regain lost ground?

    As India's economy struggles, the fragmented Opposition fails to effectively challenge the BJP government

    16 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | India’s leaders must leave the world of virtual realityColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | India’s leaders must leave the world of virtual...

    Political parties fail to address economic hardship as India faces financial distress, joblessness, and rising inflation

    8 Jan 2025 12:02 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Yunus’ hostile Dhaka sets a huge challenge for DelhiColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Yunus’ hostile Dhaka sets a huge challenge for Delhi

    Perceptions matter; the relationship be-tween Bangladesh and India has turned, definitively, not friendly in...

    25 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Centralising India amidst imperatives of coalitionsColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Centralising India amidst imperatives of coalitions

    Reversing the inexorable advance towards centralisation of executive power, programmes and election schedules...

    18 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Each election is different: No single formula fits allColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Each election is different: No single formula fits...

    The results of the high-profile Assembly elections in Maharashtra and the less-conspicuous Jharkhand election...

    26 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Mismatched vocabularies in Maha and Jharkhand battleColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Mismatched vocabularies in Maha and Jharkhand battle

    Following the rigmarole of politicians pitching for votes has never been as befuddling as it is in this round...

    19 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

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