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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    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...

    24 Dec 2024 6:42 PM

    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...

    17 Dec 2024 6:40 PM

    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...

    25 Nov 2024 6:40 PM

    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...

    18 Nov 2024 6:42 PM

    Shikha Mukerjee | Census, caste & citizenship: Spin to win in endless cycleColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Census, caste & citizenship: Spin to win in endless...

    The obviously leaked stories about the launch in 2025 of the long-delayed Census and the move to keep everyone...

    4 Nov 2024 6:42 PM

    Shikha Mukerjee | If Cong & INDIA is to check BJP, winning Maha criticalColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | If Cong & INDIA is to check BJP, winning Maha...

    The coming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, which are to be held on November 20, is a huge test for the...

    15 Oct 2024 6:42 PM

    Shikha Mukerjee | Cong fatal flaws exposed by Haryana shock defeatColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Cong fatal flaws exposed by Haryana shock defeat

    The Congress, by handing the BJP a walkover in Haryana with a third term in power and the status of...

    8 Oct 2024 6:41 PM

    Shikha Mukerjee | Faith & ‘purity’ won’t help BJP to deliver governanceColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Faith & ‘purity’ won’t help BJP to deliver...

    “Purity”, in terms of religious practice, is rapidly evolving into yet another instrument in the apparently...

    1 Oct 2024 6:40 PM

    Shikha Mukerjee | ‘One Nation, One Election’: Can it work, or will it fail?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | ‘One Nation, One Election’: Can it work, or will it...

    While campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to roll out within 100...

    24 Sept 2024 6:40 PM

    Shikha Mukerjee | I.N.D.I.A. bloc faces a vacuum: Who’ll fill Yechury’s shoes?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | I.N.D.I.A. bloc faces a vacuum: Who’ll fill...

    Good intentions are never enough. The leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance need to...

    16 Sept 2024 6:42 PM

    Shikha Mukerjee | Of bulldozers, bail & bad faith in Leviathan StateColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Of bulldozers, bail & bad faith in Leviathan State

    Backed by a legislative majority, there is a noticeable difference in how the executive power of coercion that...

    9 Sept 2024 6:42 PM

    Shikha Mukerjee | The kabaddi politics of census and casteColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | The kabaddi politics of census and caste

    The election of more representatives from communities that have been historically discriminated against by the...

    2 Sept 2024 6:42 PM

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