Abhishek Jha

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India, April 17 -- Hemant Soren has taken over the leadership of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) from Shibu Soren, Hemant's father and the JMM's founder. The change in leadership comes at a time when both Hemant and the JMM are at the peak of their political success. The political strength notwithstanding, Soren's governance challenges are significant. Here are three charts which summarize this. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hindustan Times....

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Roshan Kishore |Abhishek Jha

India, April 16 -- The first part of this series explained why the Siddaramaiah government's plan to re-stratify reservations in the state is a risky political strategy that aims to resurrect the AHNDA coalition which Devraj Urs perfected in the 1970s. The second part of this series will argue that this politically risky move might have been motivated by the state's broken political economy which has led to entrenched inequality.

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New Delhi, April 16 -- India Meteorological Department's (IMD) first monsoon forecast has projected above normal monsoon rainfall in 2025. This is one of the most keenly watched numbers, not just by those who follow the weather, but also economic analysts because of its implications for crop production and inflation. After all, 75% of India's annual rainfall is recorded in the June-September period, which is the official monsoon season in the country.

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Abhishek Jha

new Delhi, April 12 -- Growth in India's industrial activity, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), slowed down to 2.9% in February compared to a 5.2% growth in January. The February growth rate is the slowest since August 2024, when there was no growth. In terms of sectors, the slowdown in IIP in February was the result of a slowdown in manufacturing and mining, which have weights of 77.6% and 14.4% in the index. Manufacturing growth slowed to 2.9%, compared to 5.8% in January.

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Abhishek Jha

India, April 11 -- The additional tariffs on goods trade announced, and subsequently partially withdrawn, by the US has sent shockwaves through the world. This is because trade has become essential to the production and consumption of goods since the second world war. Does the resulting economic environment have any implications for the climate crisis? The answer to this question is just as much uncertain as the expected economic impact of the move.