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Union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | FM bats on a sticky wicket as Covid...

The major flaw of this government, and it is not that of the finance minister alone, is the refusal to accept that these...

11 Jan 2022 2:33 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (AFP).

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | A bumpy ride for govt, but Modi 2.0...

The government is not too worried that nearly five lakh people have died in India due to Covid-19 in the 2020 and 2021...

3 Jan 2022 1:27 AM IST

Prime Minister Modi, with his love for technology, is enthused to bring everything into digital order, and all that he wants is to keep a close eye on every citizen. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Aadhaar's use and misuse: Govt spreads its...

The Modi government is misusing this gap in the definition of Aadhaar to extend the power of the State to identify and...

22 Dec 2021 11:52 PM IST

It looks like that the Yogi Adityanath government in Lucknow and the Narendra Modi government in New Delhi were waiting for election time to usher in the goodies, as it were. (AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will Modi-Yogi shock & awe campaign work...

The spate of inaugurations do not really speak of achievements, but it is a way of hiding the absence of achievements

20 Dec 2021 1:26 AM IST

Cover image of Modis India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy by Christophe Jaffrelot.

Book review | The true colour of Modi's majoritarianism

Modi's pro-poor, anti-establishmentarian populism did not really translate into pro-poor policies or help the poor to...

19 Dec 2021 1:51 AM IST

Defense personnel carry a flag-draped casket of Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed forces Bipin Rawat at Palam airport in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (AP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Rawat death a blow: Stick to unified...

India is moving towards a unified command of all the three wings of the defence services for the first time

10 Dec 2021 2:33 AM IST

The farmers are hard-nosed realists and they are not sentimental romantic fools like their urban supporters and urban opponents. Representational Image. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Farmers can't be fooled: Govt looks...

The farmers who are now demanding a law which assures MSP are not taking advantage of Mr Modi's goodwill gesture

25 Nov 2021 2:30 AM IST

Kangana Ranaut (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Loony left and loony right are good for a...

Between the loony left and the loony right, the loony right is more dangerous because they readily indulge in violence...

20 Nov 2021 7:18 AM IST

Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a meeting during the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow. (AP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Ambiguities remain amid India's pledges at...

PM's quantitative commitments at Glasgow earlier this month require a closer look than usual

7 Nov 2021 10:55 PM IST

Though 50 countries have promised net zero emissions by 2050, the experts feel that the roadmap is vague. Representational Image. (AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India set to score brownie points at...

In Paris, there was a commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030

29 Oct 2021 3:03 AM IST

Mr Sidhu is cloaking his ambition in the bid to fight corrupt leaders in the party. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Sidhu drama reveals Cong afloat despite...

The Congress had to go into the election with Mr Channi as the face of the party, and not Mr Sidhu

30 Sept 2021 1:42 AM IST

The incident took place on Monday when Charanjit Singh Channi had called 37 mechanical lecturers for giving them their posting orders. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Dalit CM in Punjab poses a real challenge...

The devious games inside the Congress Party are too well known, and they are past lamentation

22 Sept 2021 2:27 AM IST