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Shikha Mukerjee
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Shikha Mukerjee
Shikha Mukerjee is a political commentator for print, digital and television. She was political editor of The Times of India in Kolkata.
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Opinion
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Opinion
No exceptions in the routines of political violence
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Opinion
Bengal CPI-M’s move to hoist Tricolour shows a bankruptcy of ideas
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Challenge of anchoring a coalition in a multi-party federal polity
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Opinion
 BJP-led Centre prioritises downfall of Mamata govt over battling COVID
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The heavy price people paid for EC's inflexibility, inaction in state polls
27 April 2021 1:00 AM GMT
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Mamata: A one-woman army who has rewritten rules of Indian politics
5 April 2021 6:20 AM GMT
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