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Roshan Kishore

Roshan Kishore

Roshan Kishore is the Data and Political Economy Editor at Hindustan Times. His weekly column for HT Premium Terms of Trade appears every Friday.

Articles by Roshan Kishore

The roles Muslims play in West Bengal's politics | Number Theory

Hindustan Times file

Updated on Apr 20, 2026 03:03 IST

How important is the Muslim vote for TMC in West Bengal? | Number Theory

A Muslim voter shows inked finger after casting his ballot.

Updated on Apr 20, 2026 04:36 IST

Terms of Trade: Clubbing women’s quota, delimitation a democratic decoy, not dacoity

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings in the House during the special session of Parliament. (Sansad TV)

Updated on Apr 17, 2026 07:31 IST

Have past delimitation exercises led to gerrymandering?

The Lok Sabha session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 16, 2026.

Updated on Apr 17, 2026 03:05 IST

Intersection between India’s democracy and demography

The reason this distribution was kept unchanged for the last five-and-a-half decades was political consideration of accommodating the concerns of the southern states about being politically short-changed.

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 03:02 IST

How much does a factory worker earn in India?

Domestic workers during a protest over minimum wages, in Noida on Tuesday. (Sunil Ghosh/ HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 03:13 IST

Has SIR altered West Bengal’s electoral map ahead of assembly elections?

Document verification in process under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 11, 2026 02:16 IST

West Bengal: Seat-wise data reveals skew in adjudication cuts

People wait to submit petitions before the Special Tribunal after their names were deleted from the Special Intensive Revision final voter list in West Bengal. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 10, 2026 16:14 IST

Terms of Trade: The real and perceived in India’s international standing

The BJP was remarkably successful in cultivating positive sentiment around India’s foreign policy prowess. (Representative file photo)

Updated on Apr 9, 2026 12:13 IST

Younger, polarised: How Assam differs from Kerala | Number Theory

People gather for a public rally in Silchar, Assam, in the run up to the assembly elections.

Updated on Apr 9, 2026 02:55 IST

RBI projects low growth, high inflation amid West Asia conflict

With the situation still fluid, RBI has chosen to wait and watch rather than make tangible changes to the key policy tools at its disposal.

Updated on Apr 9, 2026 02:49 IST

Making sense of West Bengal’s poll rolls after SIR, adjudication process

Locals look for their names in a list during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Kolkata on Sunday. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 8, 2026 04:06 IST

The economics of Kerala’s religious diversity | Number Theory

People perform during a political roadshow in Kozhikode on Sunday.

Updated on Apr 7, 2026 03:16 IST

Is Kerala a 2-way fight or a triangular contest? | Number Theory

A voter holds a placard during the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation, a voter awareness initiative, ahead of the Kerala assembly elections, in Kozhikode.

Updated on Apr 4, 2026 02:37 IST

Terms of Trade: The trans-Atlantic rupture, via Strait of Hormuz

Cargo ships in the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters File)

Updated on Apr 3, 2026 03:50 IST

India need to buy fertilizer in spot markets to avoid shortage | Number Theory

A farmer sprinkles fertiliser over crops at a rice field in Punjab.

Updated on Apr 2, 2026 03:10 IST

Muslims in Assam’s labour market | Number Theory

PTI picture

Updated on Mar 31, 2026 02:05 IST

This time is different: $100 oil more painful now than before for India

Crude oil prices matter for government finances and refinery margins. For the retail economy what matters are things like the prices of petrol and diesel.

Updated on Mar 28, 2026 03:31 IST

This time is different: $100 oil more painful now than before for India

Crude oil prices breaching the $100 per barrel threshold is the equivalent of midflight turbulence to global economy

Updated on Mar 28, 2026 03:04 IST

Terms of Trade: The fog of ‘national interest’ in India

LPG tanker ‘Shivalik’ arrives at Mundra Port in Gujarat on March 16 after safely crossing the Strait of Hormuz in Gujarat. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 26, 2026 11:56 IST

Can Vijayan give the Left a golden jubilee present | Number Theory

PTI/File

Updated on Mar 26, 2026 03:02 IST

Delhi Budget: CM Rekha Gupta junks AAP populism, pivots to capex

Chief minister Gupta, who also holds the finance portfolio in the Delhi government, presented her second budget on Tuesday.

Updated on Mar 25, 2026 24:57 IST

Subdued spending may offset Delhi tax revenue shortfall this fiscal: Eco survey

The Economic Survey was tabled by Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta.

Updated on Mar 24, 2026 05:55 IST

Can Gaurav Gogoi restore his father's Congress bastion in Assam? | Number Theory

Lok Sabha deputy LoP and Assam Congress face Gaurav Gogoi in the Parliament premises during the Budget Session.

Updated on Mar 23, 2026 03:09 IST

Terms of Trade: Netanyahu has brought the US from Oslo Accords to Stockholm Syndrome

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a press conference in Jerusalem on Thursday. (AFP)

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 04:52 IST

The roots of BJP’s current dominance in Assam | Number Theory

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates the Wall Writing campaign for BJP ahead of 2026 Assam elections.

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 02:41 IST

The electoral dynamics in Assam, Kerala, TN, West Bengal | Number Theory

A massive crowd gathers to attend a political rally in Tamil Nadu.

Updated on Mar 16, 2026 02:52 IST

Terms Of Trade: World’s caught in a Catch-22 situation between Trump and US

The Iran war and Trump’s unpredictable decisions highlight a fragile world order, rising geopolitical tensions and growing economic risks for global markets. (AFP)

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 10:26 IST

This oil jolt is unlike the previous ones | Number Theory

Reuters/AP

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 03:04 IST

Economics and chemistry of India's fuel shock | Number Theory

ANI photo

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 03:15 IST

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