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How Narendra Modi Controls the Indian National Congress

For the last few years, I’ve wondered why Congress politicians aren’t aggressively campaigning on major issues that India’s citizens are…

Jul 10, 2021

How Narendra Modi Controls the Indian National Congress

Jul 10, 2021

India’s Rich Are Running Away!

This isn’t about why the rupee is falling, it’s about something a lot more dangerous for India!

Oct 10, 2018

India’s Rich Are Running Away!

Oct 10, 2018

Published in
Project Politics

Let’s discuss the most important component of politics — Money!

My first assignment in Punjab was to execute the ‘Halke Vich Captain’ campaign. The campaign was one of the flagship programs and entailed…

Jan 4, 2018

Let’s discuss the most important component of politics — Money!

Jan 4, 2018

Published in
Project Politics

Lesson 6: You only know in retrospect

In the world of politics people frequently have to take big decisions. From what slogans go on to hoardings to who should be brought in to…

Nov 29, 2017

Lesson 6: You only know in retrospect

Nov 29, 2017

Published in
Project Politics

5 Lessons About Politics from the Campaign Trail

In my two year journey through Indian politics I’ve learnt a lot of important lessons about how politics and policymaking function in this…

Oct 20, 2017

5 Lessons About Politics from the Campaign Trail

Oct 20, 2017

The Aryan Invasion Theory — Why It’s False Even If It’s True

Debate around the Aryan Invasion Theory have raged on for long. People have posited that North Indians and South Indians are different…

Jun 20, 2017

Jun 20, 2017

We have all been lied to in school. India is not a secular country.

When people in India debate secularism and communalism they often forget that secularism isn’t one well defined entity. There are three…

Apr 1, 2017

Apr 1, 2017

English Media: Too Small to Matter in India?

Living in an urban household, especially one in New Delhi, warps one’s perception of who shapes public opinion in the country. Looking at…

Jul 3, 2016

English Media: Too Small to Matter in India?

Jul 3, 2016

India’s Direct Tax Data — Dreadful with Silver Linings

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has released aggregated data for the Direct Tax collections in India for the first time. The…

May 1, 2016

India’s Direct Tax Data — Dreadful with Silver Linings

May 1, 2016

Is Parliament’s questions system broken? — Here’s how to fix it!

7.5% of Lok Sabha MPs are credited for asking 50% of starred questions and 13% of MPs are credited for 80% of all questions! [2]

Mar 13, 2016

Is Parliament’s questions system broken? — Here’s how to fix it!

Mar 13, 2016

Shivam Shankar Singh

Shivam Shankar Singh

Author — The Art of Conjuring Alternate Realities, HarperCollins | How to Win an Indian Election, Penguin | Schwarzman Scholar ’22 | LAMP Fellow ’16 |

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