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About the AuthorNilanjan Mukhopadhyay

The writer is an author and journalist based in Delhi-NCR. His latest book is 'The Demolition and the Verdict: Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India', and he�??s also the author of 'Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times'. He tweets at @NilanjanUdwin.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

100 days of Modi 2.0: A clear sign of path ahead

In Narendra Modi's case, the excitement has been greater because he has few peers matching his communication skills.

6 Sept 2019 2:33 AM IST

BJP vice-president Shivraj Singh Chouhan pays his last respects to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

India to miss Sushma's restraint, moderation

Sushma Swaraj was never really allowed to settle in a single role within the party and asked to accomplish impossible...

9 Aug 2019 12:08 AM IST

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur

Who is politically more honest: Pragya, or top BJP leadership?

The BJP leadership, especially Prime Minister Modi, is Janus-faced when it comes to socio-political and economic...

26 July 2019 12:19 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Pivot of Cong renewal: Inner-party democracy

Sonia Gandhi, back then, did not accept responsibility for the defeat despite the universal law of accountability...

12 July 2019 12:23 AM IST

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Sermons on faith pose challenge for Modi 2.0

Modi 2.0 has, however, taken a tough line against any critical references to India on the issue of religious rights and...

29 Jun 2019 12:04 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is administered oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Modi 2.0: PM tries out new talent to run govt

The collective leadership that the BJP was known for became a matter of the past and in its place there emerged a...

1 Jun 2019 12:35 AM IST

BJP workers welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he, along with BJP president Amit Shah, arrives at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Will Modi live up to his sabka vishwas' vision?

The first test of how true he will be to his words in his second tenure will be when he draws up his council of...

27 May 2019 12:38 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrives to attend a rally at Mathurapur, near Kolkata, on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Shadow of Bengal polls to linger over republic

The BJP, in contrast, has not done the hard work and failed to build a party grid of significance.

18 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

Officers check the identity of voters before allowing them to vote at a polling station in Prayagraj, UP. (Photo: AP)

Reclaiming the soul of India' a tall task for next government

Sahay makes a pertinent and extremely worrying point virtually on the eve of the electoral season's D-Day.

17 May 2019 1:19 AM IST

The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

EC must stop acting in a partisan way, else its credibility will erode

The alacrity with which the notice was served showed the EC's partisanship.

3 May 2019 7:06 AM IST

Cong, Opposition disunity will make life easier for BJP

Campaigning is still underway for 5 of the 7 phases of polling and 354 seats remain up for grabs, while the verdict...

19 April 2019 2:00 AM IST

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh and former Union minister P. Chidambaram release the partys manifesto for the upcoming general elections in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: G.N. JHA)

Cong charter shows a newfound confidence

The Congress manifesto contains promises in three domains and is an emphatic statement of its pro-people and democratic...

5 April 2019 12:00 AM IST