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The telecom war between Reliance Jio and Airtel was only a preamble to the impending battle between Google and Jio. Nitish Kumar broke the mahagathbandhan while seeming to try to bend RJD to his will. All the schmoozing between Trump and Xi hasn’t reduced the North Korean nuclear threat. Could we have predicted these outcomes before they actually happened? Yes we could have—not with IQ or EQ, but with ‘Game Theoretic Quotient’. A new intelligence, a new way of looking at the world. Game Sutra highlights the underlying strategic considerations of entities as diverse as heads of state, bitcoin miners and CEOs of internet companies to explain their decisive choices. Immerse yourself in its heady mix of cogent fact and smart analysis to develop your ‘game theoretic quotient’. Your world will never be the same again.
Every Democracy Needs a Little Disloyalty
Every Democracy Needs a Little Disloyalty
One would like to believe that parties that acquire a reputation for probity play a valuable role on the political stage even when they do not achieve electoral success. Here, the crucial role such parties can play in ensuring free and fair elections is highlighted. The importance of a large enough floating population of voters for the smooth functioning of a democracy is also emphasized.49
According to the Election Commission of India, as on 24 July 2018, there are 1,866 registered political parties in India, of which 56 are recognized as national or state parties. Many of these parties would be insignificant from an electoral per-spective, although some of them have acquired a ...
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