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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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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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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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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.

Image: Getty

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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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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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The Drum: Our expert roundup of the campaign

April 3, 2014

The polls open next week on the epic five-week Indian Election 2014. (From left) Melbourne University's Dr Pradeep Taneja, Australia India Institute (AII) Director Amitabh Mattoo and eminent journalist and AII Fellow Nirupama Subramanian sum up the form of the candidates and the campaign.

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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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Foreign Policy

Modi's foreign policy playbook

April 11, 2014

Narendra Modi's foreign policy experience in Gujarat could stand him in good stead if he comes to power in India writes Ashok Malik.

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Campaign

A Billion & One Voices

March 20, 2014

The Indian National Congress is seeking to inspire and stoke feelings of national proide in its latest TV advertisement.

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Foreign Policy

Whose move? China policy plays out in the shadows

April 29, 2014

The delicate, difficult task for the next Indian Prime Minister will be to develop a strategy for dealing with China that capitalises on the benefits of the relationship - trade, investment, cooperation on issues of mutual concern - while minimising the potential for conflict. By Pradeep Taneja.

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Corruption, India, Election

The new broom in Indian politics

April 3, 2014

Many dark and murky corners remain in Indian politics, but 'The Common Man's Party' - AAP - has changed the political landscape, regardless of how it fares in the final count.

Joy Purkayastha

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Campaign, Results

The Verdict: Diaspora gather for countdown

May 16, 2014

India's Melbourne-based intelligentsia gathered at the Australia India Institute today to watch the live feed of the count and dissect the Narendra Modi landslide.

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