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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.

Muhammad Yasin Malik (Photo: PTI)

BJP back to Sangh's old line on Kashmir

The intent to shape discussion in this direction became evident when the CBI began reopening virtually defunct cases of...

27 March 2019 1:39 AM IST

An official document signed by BSP chief Mayawati and SP president Akhilesh Yadav was released which gave the break-up of the seats each party would contest. (Photo: File)

By failing to unite, Oppn seems to forget history

The test before the Oppn parties is to at least get the narrative right even though they appear to have failed in...

9 March 2019 6:47 AM IST

Nilwaya polling booth in Dantewada district where Maoists killed four civilians on October 30, recorded 19 votes. The polling booth was newly opened. (Representational image)

With pre-poll alliances, BJP stoops to conquer

The BJP's decision in both Bihar and Maharashtra, however, would have caused immense heartburn within the local units.

22 Feb 2019 12:50 AM IST

Party with a difference shifts away from roots

Another way of phrasing the declaration is that for Ms Irani, the leader is paramount over the party and what it stands...

9 Feb 2019 2:15 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at an election rally in Raebareli. (Photo: PTI)

Priyanka's entry shakes politics, in UP & beyond

After Priyanka Gandhi's entry into politics, however, it is difficult to envisage an Opposition alliance minus the...

25 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi and Amit shah (Photo: File/PTI)

Hopes, fears dominate the new 2019 narrative

The Narendra Modi-led BJP is depicting a nightmare that would be India's fate if an unstable, non-ideological coalition...

11 Jan 2019 12:10 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

After a year of big shifts, decision time lies ahead

The defeat of the BJP in the Lok Sabha byelection in Kairana convinced the Opposition parties that alliance formation...

28 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

A Congress supporter waves a flag at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday after the partys win in the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

2019: Cong needs new vision' to take on BJP

To understand the test ahead there is first a need for a deep dive into the verdict from the states where the Congress...

14 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

Supporters gather at Kar Sevak Puram as they participate in a Dharam Sabha, organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to push for the construction of the Ram Temple, in Ayodhya. (Photo: PTI)

BJP, RSS & Ayodhya: The future is unclear

The BJP also secured a majority in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and formed a government in the state.

30 Nov 2018 12:34 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah will observe a day-long fast on Thursday April 12, over disruptions during Budget session of parliament. (Photo: File | PTI)

Amid changing politics, new dawn on horizon?

There are many reasons for Congress leaders being more daring in displaying religiosity in the course this round of...

16 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

PM Modi dedicated the 597 feet or 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to the nation on his 143rd birth anniversary in Gujarats Narmada district. (Photo: Twitter | @narendramodi)

Why the Sangh needs to bank on Sardar's legacy

The issue of Patel not being conferred the Bharat Ratna is cited as proof of his undermining.

2 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath

The politics of renaming

Although the politics of renaming has acquired greater public attention since 2014, the plan is part of the saffron...

20 Oct 2018 1:21 AM IST