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A political analyst in the US called Donald Trump’s victory ‘magic realism’. Intellectuals in America are in shock. They are aghast to see the margin of Trump’s victory and are trying to figure out the reason. They are struggling to understand if it is the defeat of elite politics or a rejection of democracy as…
A political analyst in the US called Donald Trump’s victory ‘magic realism’. Intellectuals in America are in shock. They are aghast to see the margin of Trump’s victory and are trying to figure out the reason. They are struggling to understand if it is the defeat of elite politics or a rejection of democracy as…
As I walked out of my Upper West Side polling station in New York City after casting my vote, the lack of energy in America’s most liberal city was palpable. The pins being sold just outside said “Keep Kamala and Carry On-a-la”, but the calmness was about to explode. Donald Trump’s stunning comeback forces an…
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The results of the US elections held last week have produced both relief and shock in equal measure. The world at large and the Americans in particular are relieved that even if the outcome was largely unexpected, it was unambiguous, decisive and uncontested. This belied many foreboding predictions. There was a clear swing towards the…
It’s not misogyny that defeated Kamala Harris. There is a certain insincerity lurking behind this explanation for the decisive victory of the Republican Party, which has led to the installation of Donald Trump, once again, in the White House. It is the same insincerity with which the Harris-Walz campaign was carried out for months. In…
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It’s not misogyny that defeated Kamala Harris. There is a certain insincerity lurking behind this explanation for the decisive victory of the Republican Party, which has led to the installation of Donald Trump, once again, in the White House. It is the same insincerity with which the Harris-Walz campaign was carried out for months. In…
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Donald Trump appears to be on the cusp of winning the American presidency. He is projected to win the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, which has made his victory almost certain. He has already picked up the battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia. Kamala Harris is staring at defeat. However, as early as last…
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All of us can be forgiven for mistaking 2024 as the year of the longest-running live TV entertainment. Thankfully, one leg of it is over. As the votes get counted, the world can take a breather while regrouping and replenishing supplies for the second. The race to become the President of the United States has…
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The election this year is being called one of the most consequential contests in US history and it will have a very significant impact on the world too. Here’s why. US-China Trade War This is one of the leading reasons for the current global fragmentation. It was Trump who initiated a shift in policy towards…
Days to go for the most high-profile election in the universe. As the two candidates enter the final lap of campaigning, the messaging has decidedly gone off-colour. The Kamala Harris campaign recently ran a commercial on Snapchat and Instagram, scripted around the love life of black voters. In the commercial, depicting a speed dating scenario,…
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