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    Analysis - Page 2

    Assam elections: What led to Borah's resignation and subsequent drama?

    Sandeep Sharma
    17 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST

    Senior leader Bhupen Kumar Borah’s resignation, internal rivalries, and recent defections highlight growing unrest within Assam Congress just days before Priyanka Gandhi’s visit

    Assam elections: What led to Borahs resignation and subsequent drama?
    Assam
    Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman
    Analysis

    Even in loss, why Jamaat-e-Islami is a key player in Bangladesh politics

    16 Feb 2026 6:33 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal
    Analysis

    What Rahul, other Opposition leaders can learn from Mamata

    14 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Bangladesh election - what BNP win signified for India
    Analysis

    Bangladesh election delivers a vote for 1971 values over Islamist agenda

    13 Feb 2026 3:35 PM IST
    Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus

    Bangladesh poll body claims 55-60% turnout, but ground reports tell a different story

    12 Feb 2026 8:35 PM IST
    Manipur violence 2026

    New Delhi’s Manipur script: Is administrative trifurcation the endgame?

    11 Feb 2026 8:39 PM IST
    A personality clash between Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (right) and the states Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has become a major talking point ahead of the state polls in 2026.

    Why Himanta-Gaurav clash is snowballing ahead of Assam elections

    9 Feb 2026 9:04 PM IST
    India IT sector

    Budget 2026: Sitharaman's IT Safe Harbour gambit reflects long history of trial and failure

    2 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Will Nirmala Sitharamans Budget 2026 help Modi in poll-bound states?

    Will Modi's electoral juggernaut steer the direction of Budget 2026-27?

    28 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Budget and tax burden on personal income tax payers while corporate tax is cut

    Corporate tax down, IT up: Why Budget 2026 must rethink 2019 tax regime

    28 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    If BJP has wooed Hindu voters now it is the turn of Owaisis AIMIM; Congress has ceded ground

    Congress ceding ground as BJP and AIMIM squeeze India’s secular space

    27 Jan 2026 8:14 PM IST
    India-EU FTA: Good beginning, but don’t count the chickens yet

    India-EU FTA: Good beginning, but don’t count the chickens yet

    27 Jan 2026 6:33 PM IST
    Nirmala Sitharaman budget sarees Madhubani art

    Did Budget 2025 keep its promises? Here is a progress report

    27 Jan 2026 5:47 PM IST
    Can Budget 2026 nudge India Inc into higher capex spending

    How Budget 2026 can nudge India Inc into higher capex investments

    27 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Finance Commission recommendations kick in with Budget 2026

    Exclusive | Budget 2026: Centre accepts 16th Finance Commission recommendations

    Sunil Prabhu
    26 Jan 2026 6:28 PM IST

    Recommendations of FC will be tabled ahead of Union Budget as mandated by Constitution; new provisions likely to leave major imprint on Budget 2026-27

    Can Budget break Indias trade barriers and boost exports?

    Can Budget fix the damage trade protectionism has done to India’s exports?

    26 Jan 2026 4:37 PM IST
    Limited money with the consumer for spending is a sign of economic distress

    How Budget 2026-27 can revive consumption for inclusive growth

    26 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Sabu Jacob, Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    With Twenty20 in its kitty, BJP eyes Central Kerala breakthrough

    23 Jan 2026 3:06 PM IST
    Nitin Nabin’s appointment: BJP borrowing the Congress playbook

    Nitin Nabin’s appointment: BJP borrowing the Congress playbook

    21 Jan 2026 7:10 PM IST
    Fadnavis campaigning for BJP in BMC election

    Maharashtra civic polls turbocharge BJP’s and Fadnavis's march to 2029

    21 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    From Vajpayee to Shinde: The enduring politics of hotel hopping

    From Vajpayee to Shinde: The enduring politics of hotel hopping

    20 Jan 2026 6:30 PM IST
    Donald Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Trump's world: Are global leaders sleepwalking into World War I-like crisis?

    20 Jan 2026 4:32 PM IST
    Maharashtra civic polls

    Maharashtra civic polls not a saffron-wash; BJP has reasons to worry, rivals have hope

    19 Jan 2026 12:07 PM IST
    Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray - BMC election and failed Marathi pride gamble

    BMC election: Did Marathi manoos gamble backfire for Thackerays?

    16 Jan 2026 9:51 PM IST
    TMC, Mamata Banerjee, EC, NCP, CPI, national party status

    BJP aims to rekindle Mamata's 'Nano' ghost with Modi’s symbolic Singur rally

    16 Jan 2026 7:57 PM IST
    Myanmar internal trouble

    Is Myanmar military junta set to lose Rakhine?

    11 Jan 2026 3:05 PM IST
    Trump slaps 25pc tariff on any country trading with Iran; India, China, UAE to face fallout

    Trump wins, world loses: US firms exempt from 15 pc global minimum tax

    10 Jan 2026 4:26 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee leads protest march

    ED, I-PAC and Mamata: A pre-poll tug-of-war over power, data and agencies

    10 Jan 2026 12:24 PM IST
    Kerala Assembly elections 2026

    2026 elections: LDF, UDF and BJP enter election mode in Kerala

    2 Jan 2026 8:21 PM IST
    2026 Assembly polls: BJP’s long march meets its first major test

    2026 Assembly polls: BJP’s long march meets its first major test

    2 Jan 2026 6:20 AM IST
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