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Why the guest list at a policy retreat is itself a signal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a two-day 'Chintan Shivir' with Union Cabinet ministers on September 23 at Seva…

TRF Desk · Sep 23 2 min read

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The gap between ‘flagged’ and ‘explained’: the core of the Delhi SIR case

The Supreme Court heard a petition on September 22 challenging notices issued to 33 lakh Delhi voters in…

TRF Desk · Sep 22 2 min read

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A notice is a question, not a verdict: reading the Delhi SIR headlines

About 33 lakh Delhi voters are being issued notices in the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll,…

TRF Desk · Sep 21 2 min read

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Two protests in one House: how an opening day reveals a session’s fault lines

The seven-day autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly began on September 21 on a stormy note,…

TRF Desk · Sep 21 2 min read

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Why a three-month ultimatum is a negotiation, not a deadline

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange ended his 20-day fast on September 17 after talks with a Maharashtra government…

TRF Desk · Sep 20 2 min read

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Why a jobs mela is really a story about hiring pipelines

PM Modi distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited youth at the 20th Rozgar Mela on…

TRF Desk · Sep 19 2 min read

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Why ‘money reached the account’ is a specific, checkable claim

PM Modi's Annapurna Yojana claim rests on a specific, verifiable mechanism — direct bank transfer — rather than…

TRF Desk · Sep 18 2 min read

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The logic behind linking a leader’s birthplace to their base

The Seva Sankalp Abhiyan's route — physically connecting a leader's birthplace to his political base — is a…

TRF Desk · Sep 17 2 min read

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What a night operation in difficult terrain says about coordination under pressure

The overnight Udhampur operation that killed two suspected terrorists is a case study in coordinating multiple agencies under…

TRF Desk · Sep 17 2 min read

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Nepal’s flood recovery shows why grid interconnection is disaster infrastructure

India's extended power supply to flood-hit Nepal only works because a cross-border grid connection already existed — a…

TRF Desk · Sep 15 2 min read