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Modi, media and the feel-good effect
India’s recently concluded general election revealed the power of corporate advertising and PR in determining the tone and content of the media discourse.
Sukumar Muralidharan | Jun 30, 2014
Rapprochement express
The cultural and economic synergies between West Bengal and Bangladesh can usher in a new chapter in relations between the latter and all of India.
Tridivesh Singh Maini | Jul 27, 2011
Beyond the debacle
From the ashes of the CPI (M)'s electoral defeat in West Bengal, a 'New Indian Left' can be born.
Sumanta Banerjee | Jul 27, 2011
Among the bidwadjan
The intelligentsia and political change in West Bengal
Rangan Chakravarty | Jul 27, 2011
Bimal Gurung sells out
The agreement between the Trinamool and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on a new administrative set-up for the Darjeeling Hills seems to be the prelude to the replay of a drama that will once again cheat …
Udhyan Chamling Rai | Jul 27, 2011
Defining paribartan
Mamata Banerjee claims she's the leader for change. Now is her opportunity to prove the point.
Sumon K Chakrabarti | Jul 27, 2011
Herey chhe!
In the weeks after Mamata Banerjee's resounding victory over the Left Front, a roving writer finds a state reeling from the effects of three decades of left rule.
Abhay Mohan Jha | Jul 01, 2011
Mission accomplished?
The death of bin Laden had little impact in Afghanistan, though many worry it will hasten the departure of the international security forces.
Aunohita Mojumdar | Jun 27, 2011
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