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2 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anastasia Piliavsky |Ugo Poletti
The business logic behind Ukraine-US minerals pact allows New Delhi to plan a better logistics play for the many products it buys from Kyiv. Ukrainian Black Sea ports will be a vital linkLike it or not, Trump’s geopolitical business schemes, from Gaza to Ukraine, confirm that the order of international law no longer holds water, and that the world needs new forms of security.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
kyivpost.com | Anastasia Piliavsky |Ugo Poletti
An open letter to UNESCO, signed by almost 150 (mostly Ukrainian) artists and intellectuals, seeking help in deferring decisions about Odesa’s World Heritage until the end of the war, has sparked controversy in Ukrainian social and mass media. Signatories have been accused of opposing decolonization and upholding Russian narratives. The letter, sent on Oct.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
indianexpress.com | Anastasia Piliavsky
The historic, first-ever visit of an Indian head of state to Ukraine is taking place as Ukraine celebrates its Independence. The timing is not accidental. It’s part of a tightrope balancing act, which India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been walking between Russia and Ukraine, and between China and the US. Modi’s recent sojourn to Moscow left India’s Western allies unimpressed, and Ukrainians deeply hurt.
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May 27, 2024 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anastasia Piliavsky |Vikramaditya Thakur
Why Opposition and BJP both say they are on a mission to save the Constitution. In village and small town campaigns, the C word has become a catch-all for rights to state resourcesThis year and for the first time ever samvidhan — the Constitution — has become as pivotal to Indian electoral politics as it is to American.
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Apr 28, 2024 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anastasia Piliavsky |Tommaso Sbriccoli
BJP hopes this shows voters’ faith in the party, Congress sees flickers of revival. It’s difficult to tell either way. But electors going quiet can be troubling for democracy Around 8% fewer voters went to the booths on April 19, the first day of Lok Sabha polling in Madhya Pradesh, than in 2019. This is twice the national average 4% drop in voter turnouts in the election’s first phase.
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Apr 28, 2024 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anastasia Piliavsky |Tommaso Sbriccoli
BJP hopes this shows voters’ faith in the party, Congress sees flickers of revival. It’s difficult to tell either way. But electors going quiet can be troubling for democracy Around 8% fewer voters went to the booths on April 19, the first day of Lok Sabha polling in Madhya Pradesh, than in 2019. This is twice the national average 4% drop in voter turnouts in the election’s first phase.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anastasia Piliavsky
Thanks to BJP’s clever campaign pitch, Rajasthan appears to have bought into ‘Modi Ka Parivar’. This slogan also taps into most voters’ view that politicians must provide and care for themAt his state election launch rally in Kotputli in northern Rajasthan, where voters will go to polls on April 19, Modi addressed the crowd as his parivar. “You are my family,” he said. “India is my family.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anastasia Piliavsky
Thanks to BJP’s clever campaign pitch, Rajasthan appears to have bought into ‘Modi Ka Parivar’. This slogan also taps into most voters’ view that politicians must provide and care for themAt his state election launch rally in Kotputli in northern Rajasthan, where voters will go to polls on April 19, Modi addressed the crowd as his parivar. “You are my family,” he said. “India is my family.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anastasia Piliavsky
This year’s elections will not be a battle of political parties. These will be a battle of political principles. At the same time, the 18th Lok Sabha will hold few surprises. With BJP facing no national opposition to speak of, we can safely predict that NDA will retain, and most likely expand, its parliamentary supermajority. Read more on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author's own. END OF ARTICLE
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Anastasia Piliavsky
Analysts complain about how much Indian politics revolves around social relations rather than ideologies. But this time, from Hindi belt to the south, for BJP and for INDIA, it may be differentThis year’s elections will not be a battle of political parties. These will be a battle of political principles. At the same time, the 18th Lok Sabha will hold few surprises.
