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Kerala Reset

Kerala’s 2026 verdict is not simply the defeat of a government. It is the collapse of a political assumption that welfare delivery alone can indefinitely protect incumbents from the public desire for renewal.

Xi’s script

Besides hailing its first centenary goal of building a ‘moderately prosperous society’ for all, the focus shifted towards drumming nativist passions by insisting that it would not get ‘bullied, oppressed or subjugated‘ and that it would not accept ‘sanctimonious preaching‘ from anyone. The wary instinct of protectionism was palpable, and all-pervasive.