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Elections - Op-Eds - Apr 29, 2019
Jharkhand: Mineral wealth, human poverty
Jharkhand represents an interesting mix of development and poverty. The state houses 40% of India's mineral resources but its citizens are one of the most malnourished and suffer from low per capita…
Elections - Op-Eds - Apr 25, 2019
Goa: Golden beaches and unfulfilled promises
One of India's smallest states sends only two MPs to Parliament but is an undisputed part of the country. Goa has been a stronghold for the BJP since 2014 and it will be interesting to see if the INC…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 12, 2019
Australia to go to polls in May
Australia will go to polls on May 18, 2019, in an election that will either see that ascendancy of the Labor Party or the return of the incumbent PM Scott Morrison. Key electoral considerations are…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 8, 2019
Israel’s elections: A turning point
The forthcoming Israeli general elections on April 9th will be the most vied for, equivocating and possibly pivotal in the country’s republican history. Israel’s society has become increasingly…
Elections - Op-Eds - Apr 4, 2019
Chhattisgarh: The mineral hub of India
Chhattisgarh is one of the 29 states of India, located in the centre-east of the country. It is the tenth-largest state in India, with an area of 135,191 km2 (52,198 sq mi). With a 2011 population of…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 3, 2019
Bots helping Netanyahu win?
An Israeli watchdog group has found a network of hundreds of social media accounts, many of them fake, used to smear opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming election and to…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 2, 2019
Comedian vies for Ukrainian Presidency
Mr. Zelenskiy, a popular Ukrainian comic, mounts a significant lead in exit polls and early counting although he is unlikely to secure an absolute majority. A runoff vote is likely; Mr. Zelenskiy…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 22, 2019
Thai military junta plays kingmaker
Current Thai election laws help skew the outcome of the March 24, 2019 elections likely consolidating Prayut Chan-ocha’s position as Prime Minister. The Kingdom of Thailand is a Southeast Asian…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 12, 2019
India goes to the polls in April-May
The Election commission has announced the dates for the seven phases of India’s quinquennial General Elections, starting on April 11 and ending on May 21, 2019. India is a federation with a…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 8, 2019
Radicals surge in Thai election preparations
The emergence of the Pandin Dharma Party to contest the March 24 election points to the rise of a fringe of Thai society that is at odds with the royalist-military establishment over religion and…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 21, 2019
Twitter tightens rules in EU
Twitter follows the moves of Facebook and Google by changing its political advertisement policy due to the upcoming European election. The EU in late January warned tech companies to intensify…
Elections - Op-Eds - Feb 19, 2019
Bihar: Caught between development and politics ?
Bihar is an Indian state considered to be a part of eastern, northern, and north-central India. It is the thirteenth-largest Indian state, with an area of 94,163 km2 (36,357 sq mi). The third-largest…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 13, 2019
Facebook steps up fact checking
The social media giant is expanding its fact-checking network in India to curb the spread of misinformation as the world’s largest democracy prepares for a general election that must be held by May,…
Elections - Op-Eds - Feb 12, 2019
Assam: The political battleground of the northeast
Assam is a state in Northeast India, situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of 78,438 km2. The state is bordered by Bhutan and the…
Elections - Op-Eds - Feb 4, 2019
Arunachal Pradesh: Development at the foothills of the Himalayas
Arunachal Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India and is the northeastern-most state of the country. Arunachal Pradesh borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south and shares international…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 31, 2019
EU asks big tech to do more
Google, Facebook, Twitter and Mozilla must do more to combat fake news as Europeans head towards an election or the companies will face the threat of regulatory action, the European Commission said.…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 29, 2019
India gears up for Elections 2019
The incumbent BJP and the opposition Congress have introduced lucrative incentive programs for the poor in an attempt to swing the vote in each other’s favour. The Indian National Congress is a…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 28, 2019
Democrats gearing up for 2020
Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tulsi Gabbard, Beto O’Rourke and possibly Bernie Sanders are expected to confirm their intentions to run for President in the 2020 elections.…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 26, 2019
Election 2019: fractured mandate?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will emerge as the largest group in a parliamentary election expected in the next few months but will fall short of…
Elections - Op-Eds - Jan 25, 2019
Andhra Pradesh - New state, new opportunities
Andhra Pradesh is the eighth-largest state in India, covering an area of 162,970 km2 (62,920 sq mi). As per the 2011 census, it is the tenth most populous state, with 49,386,799 inhabitants. The…