Articles by Ranjan
ICJ ruling on Israel should spur a rethink in the West
This case adds to the already momentous pressure on Israel to comply with its international law obligations.

Published on Jul 31, 2024 08:42 PM IST
MP: Self-reliant cow shelters yet to take off as mismanagement claims grow
As per the census, the number of stray cattle which include calves, cows and bulls stood at 853971 in 2019, thus 95% increase as compared to that of 2012 census

Assessing the impact of the climate crisis on public health & nutrition security
This paper has been authored by Shweta Khandelwal, Pooja Arora, Snigdha Ranjan, Shoba Suri, ORF.

Published on Jul 24, 2024 03:40 PM IST
Prioritising women-led development in India’s Budget
This article is authored by Ranjana Kumari, director, Centre for Social Research, New Delhi.

Published on Jul 22, 2024 03:45 PM IST
Nuances of Doda terror strike and the way forward
“We have lost too many soldiers in J&K: 3598 to be precise (since the year 2000) and the sole driving force behind their supreme sacrifice has been patriotism.”

Published on Jul 17, 2024 09:04 PM IST
Number Theory: Is Congress really parasitic? Here’s what numbers show
In head-to-head comparison, the BJP has had a lead over the Congress in every Lok Sabha election since 1989, except 1991 and 2009.

Published on Jul 08, 2024 08:50 AM IST
GCCs are tapping Gen AI to unlock new growth frontiers
This article is authored by Shiv Ranjan, head of technology management & transformation, Sun Life Global Solutions.

Published on Jul 06, 2024 12:03 PM IST
Number Theory: Can CPI (M) recover from its Kerala debacle?
While the LDF has enjoyed a vote share premium in assembly elections in the past too, this dominance reached a new high in the 2021 assembly elections.

Published on Jul 03, 2024 09:19 AM IST
Number Theory: Can RJD win back its dominance in Bihar?
This is last of a two-part series which looks at RJD’s political predicament in Bihar. The first part explained the 2024 results in Bihar from RJD’s perspective

Published on Jun 28, 2024 10:30 AM IST
The indispensability of revival of political process in J&K
Many J&K watchers suggest that elections should be held before the grant of statehood, drawing an analogy with the Constitutional status of Delhi.

Published on Jun 26, 2024 06:52 PM IST
Number Theory: What do the 2024 results mean for the RJD in Bihar?
This is first of a two-part series which looks at RJD’s political predicament in Bihar. The second part will look at past election results in Bihar.

Published on Jun 24, 2024 08:14 AM IST
India must engage closely with global legal systems
As a nation that seeks to shape international affairs, India should engage closely with specific international law developments based on its national interests.

Updated on Jun 19, 2024 02:20 AM IST
Fiscal transfers from the Union to states and health care in India
This article is authored by Janak Raj, Rahul Ranjan, Vrinda Gupta and Aakanksha Shrawan, scholars, CSEP.

Published on Jun 18, 2024 09:00 AM IST
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Reasi terror act — Asking the correct questions is critical
Anchors, analysts and politicians harped on the role of Pakistan in the attack. However, such inferences have become repetitive with a shelf life of a few days

Published on Jun 11, 2024 07:41 PM IST
Number Theory: How do the 2024 victory margins compare with past elections?
The 2024 results have taken India back to the era of coalition governments with no single party having a majority of its own

Updated on Jun 08, 2024 12:23 PM IST
How INDIA bloc constituents fared in LS polls
The member parties of the alliance failed to reach a seat-sharing arrangement mainly in the states of West Bengal, Kerala, and Punjab

Updated on Jun 06, 2024 08:37 AM IST
How Akhilesh, not Tejashwi, won Mandal battle
Mandal vs Kamandal battle in UP and Bihar shifts in 2024. NDA dominates Bihar but faces major loss in UP. Charts explain the divergence.

Updated on Jun 05, 2024 04:11 AM IST
How Congress regained prominence in Punjab
To be sure, the Congress’s performance can also be ascribed to its ability to win back its vote share in selected pockets of the state

Updated on Jun 05, 2024 08:20 AM IST
Explaining Cong’s bittersweet result in K’taka LS polls
The Congress added eight seats to its 2019 tally but the results are a let down from the party’s massive assembly election victory in May 2023

Updated on Jun 05, 2024 07:56 AM IST
How did the Congress bounce back in Punjab?
In 2022, AAP won a three-fourth majority in assembly elections in Punjab. Congress, which was in power in the state, was reduced to a seat share of just 23%

Updated on Jun 04, 2024 11:25 PM IST
Underlying threads behind BJP’s 2019, 2024 election results
Most exit polls have predicted a third term for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Updated on Jun 02, 2024 01:10 AM IST
Highest number of intra-alliance fights for both camps in phase 7
There are overall 92 candidates from INDIA in this phase, with intra-alliance conflicts in 29 of 57 PCs

Updated on Jun 01, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Number Theory: Decoding BJP’s political fortunes in Uttar Pradesh in 5 charts
BJP is the only political party in Uttar Pradesh to have crossed the 30% vote share threshold since the 1990s.

Published on May 31, 2024 07:56 AM IST
Number Theory: SAD and its importance in Punjab's poll contest
The SAD fought the 2022 assembly elections on its own after walking out of the National Democratic Alliance on the issues of three contentious farm laws.

Published on May 28, 2024 07:47 AM IST
Decoding the diverging INDIA, NDA alliance equations in latest phase
The single biggest source of intra-alliance conflicts for INDIA bloc is the lack of a formal seat-sharing deal.

Updated on May 25, 2024 04:31 AM IST
Kashmir’s yearning for Democracy
Having witnessed the sense of trust shown by the Kashmiris in democracy, it shall be pertinent for New Delhi to reinforce this success.

Published on May 24, 2024 09:32 PM IST
INDIA bloc wants to steal reservation of backward classes: Amit Shah in Bihar
Shah also hit out at the Congress party and Mamata Banerjee for their approach to reservations, alleging that they sought to dilute the benefits meant for backward castes

Updated on May 24, 2024 05:17 PM IST
Number Theory: Can Congress stage a comeback in Haryana?
The BJP’s vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Haryana was a massive 58%, the second highest in the history of the state.

Updated on May 24, 2024 09:08 AM IST
BJP expels Pawan Singh
The Bhojpuri actor is contesting Lok Sabha elections from Karakat seat in Bihar as an Independent candidate against BJP’s wishes.

Published on May 22, 2024 09:49 PM IST
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Prashant RanjanBJP expels Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh for contesting against NDA candidate
Pawan Singh is contesting against NDA’s official candidate Upendra Kushwaha from Bihar’s Karakat Lok Sabha constituency

Updated on May 22, 2024 01:20 PM IST