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Asim Ali
Asim Ali is an independent political researcher based in Delhi, and a columnist for The Telegraph newspaper.
He was previously a political researcher at the Centre for Policy Research. His columns have appeared in The Telegraph, The Times of India, The Print, The Wire, and The New York Times. At various points he has studied engineering, development studies and political science. Besides politics, Asim is interested in football and follows the club FC Barcelona.
June 01, 2025
Democracy Disfigured: India’s Political Devolution
By Asim Ali
India’s political system has shifted from limited democracy to party democracy and finally to plebiscitary democracy, a trend that reached its epitome with Modi.
July 16, 2021
India’s Broken Justice System Claims Another Life
By Asim Ali
Successive Indian governments have used the country's anti-terror law to quell dissent.
July 02, 2021
India’s Hindutva Hardliners Treat Religious Conversion as Security Threat
By Asim Ali
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has warned that the National Security Act will be invoked against those involved in religious conversion.
June 17, 2021
India’s BJP and Congress Both Battling Political Infighting
By Asim Ali
While the BJP’s problems stem from excessive micromanaging by its leaders, the Congress’ woes arise from its weak leadership
May 31, 2021
Paranoid State: India Battles COVID-19 and Conspiracy Theories
By Asim Ali
As consensus breaks down, both India’s ruling party and its opponents have enthusiastically embraced a conspiratorial political culture.
May 05, 2021
Pandemic Second Wave Presents a Moment of Reckoning for Modi – and Indian Politics
By Asim Ali
While the BJP’s defeat in the West Bengal elections hardly marks a referendum against Modi, rising middle class anger could indeed reverse his fortunes.
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