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Voting, Logistics, Political participation

Poll Primer: the parties, the policies, the players

April 24, 2014

With the marathon 6-week vote now in the home stretch, get up to speed with the politics, the players, and the pretenders in the 2014 Indian election. A primer by Amitabh Mattoo and Nicholas Reece.

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Model bares all for Modi

March 13, 2014

Bollywood actress-turned model Meghna Patel has staged a nude photo shoot in support of BJP's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi.

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Analysis
Women, Society, Gender

How politics betrayed the women of India

May 13, 2014

The violent masculinity and lack of civility in this campaign have shattered any illusions of a changing public discourse about women's rights in India, says  Swati Parashar.

 

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Campaign

Picking a winner: polls, pundits and what the papers say

April 3, 2014

With so many contenders for so many votes and so many seats, polling in India has historically been a hit and miss affair. But the science of Indian psephology is evolving. Ashok Malik

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Foreign Policy

PM Modi reaches out to the region at inauguration

May 27, 2014

New Indian PM Narendra Modi's decision to invite the neighbours to his swearing-in ceremony was unprecedented and, hopefully, will play out as more than a symbolic gesture. By Mosiqi Acharya. Images: Getty

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Audio, interview

Audio: Election Fever in India

March 30, 2014

As India prepares for the world's biggest election, Nirupama Subramanian spoke with ABC Radio National Drive on the logistics of the poll.

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Energy, Policy

Power to the people - all 1.3 billion of them: Prabhu

April 24, 2014

Water and energy security are India's greatest challenges. Former Energy Minister Suresh Prabhu discusses the challenges and opportunities for the next Indian Government at a recent Australia India Institute event.

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Campaign

Understanding the Aam Admi Party

March 13, 2014

Is the new Aam Aadmi Party — or "common man's party" — Middle Class Radicalism or India’s New Political Zeitgeist?
Amitabh Mattoo

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Society

When the stars come out to play (politics)

May 13, 2014

Indians love their movie stars, and political parties love the votes they deliver. But it is a most tempetuous love story, as Mosiqi Acharya explains. 

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Beyond the polls: Finding a path to prosperity

April 2, 2014

When the hoopla of India's epic exercise of democracy settles, the winner will face a formidable task in reviving the nation's economy from the doldrums.

TCA Srinivasa Raghavan lays out the problems, identifies the solutions, and contemplates the hurdles.

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Ministries, Policy

Meet Modi's Cabinet: India's new power players

May 28, 2014

India's new political leadership has been unveiled. Read Mosiqi Acharya's formguide to who's who in Modi's inner circle. 

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Voting

Election Phases: Voting caravan rolls on from the streets to the hills

April 10, 2014

From the streets of Delhi to the backwaters of Kerala, phase three of the election will take in more than 100 million people writes Nirupama Subramanian.

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minor parties, Political participation

The push-and-pull pluralism of Indian democracy

April 28, 2014

When the ballot boxes finally close on 12 May, the horse-trading for power begins in earnest. Who are the regional and minor parties whose allegiences will shape the next Parliament? Grant Wyeth explores India's crowded political landscape.

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Campaign, Leadership, Political

When democracy meets dynasty

March 18, 2014

Bloodlines have long determined power in the world's largest democracy. Might the family business be challenged this election?
Nirupama Subramanian

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Foreign Affairs

Prime Minister Modi? A field guide for new India

May 15, 2014

Tomorrow India will have a new Prime Minister. The smart money says it will be the BJP's polarising Narendra Modi. Veteran Indian political commentator Swapan Dasgupta, visiting Melbourne, contemplates what that will mean.

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