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Shesh Narayan Singh

UNITY IN DIVERSITY: ANALYSING COMMUNAL VOTING PATTERNS IN GOD’S OWN COUNTRY

April 7, 2021

Politics in Kerala have churned out governments alternating between the Left Front LDF and the Congress-led UDF every five years since the re-election of late Chief Minister C. Achutha Menon. Although the state has strong communal and caste lines, its community voting patterns have not been loyal to any particular...

KERALA 2021: WILL LEFT FRONT BREAK STATE’S ANTI-INCUMBENCY CYCLE?

March 10, 2021

With the announcement of election dates in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, national and state parties across the country have begun campaigning extensively. The Assembly election in Kerala scheduled to be held on 6 April, is going to be a two-pronged contest between the incumbent Communist Party...

HIGHLIGHTS OF BUDGET 2021

February 3, 2021

The 2021 budget emphasises growth and development, in an attempt to lift India out of a growth slump while also ensuring the government has resources available to combat the Coronavirus pandemic. Sitharaman introduced several changes to the taxation process, including the scrapping of income tax for senior citizens and removal...

BUDGET 2021 IN FOCUS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

February 3, 2021

As the Indian economy continues to struggle against the crippling financial impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s first full-time Finance Minister announced the Union Budget 2021. For the first time, the voluminous Union Budget documents were not printed and the budget was announced in a paperless format. Sitharaman...