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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst

Former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Why Indira's Emergency won't be an issue in 2019

Whatever the temptations, the BJP and Mr Modi may not go down the Emergency road.

27 Jun 2018 2:43 AM IST

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo: File)

BJP's J&K exit an act of cowardice and cunning

The PDP wanted a conciliatory posture though the party is fully aware that it has not fetched dividends of any kind.

21 Jun 2018 12:08 AM IST

Former President Pranab Mukherjee is welcomed by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the closing ceremony of Tritiya Varsha Sangh Shiksha Vargâ€, an RSS event to mark the conclusion of a three-year training camp for swayamsevaks in Nagpur. (Photo: PTI)

Pranab as PM? Ex-Prez is a stranded politician

The RSS-BJP cannot dictate who should be the Prime Minister of a formation to be supported by the BJP to keep the...

12 Jun 2018 3:38 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed 1.25 crore Indians for fourth time. (Photo: PTI)

Modi@4: The hype, the facts & shades of grey

People in general are not too unhappy but they are also deeply dissatisfied with the Narendra Modi government.

28 May 2018 12:12 AM IST

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala. (Photo: File)

K'taka: Post-poll games as voters bowl a googly

Mr Vala should be bending over backwards to prove that he is not going to show any favour to his former party and play...

16 May 2018 12:45 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Modi, Rahul redefine political histrionics

Mr Gandhi parried every criticism hurled at him and his party by Mr Modi in a cool manner.

12 May 2018 6:33 AM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi speaks on the second day of the 84th Congress plenary. (Photo: PTI)

Has Rahul's Congress started its climb-back?

Mr Gandhi did not force these errors on the government. Interestingly, it is the government that is caught in the web of...

2 May 2018 2:46 AM IST

Britains Queen Elizabeth II greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday as the Queen hosts a dinner during the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. (Photo: AP)

Why democracy is vital to India's growth story

The reasons for Britain wooing India in the post-Brexit scenario have been well articulated.

26 April 2018 2:30 AM IST

Students stage a protest in Ranchi on Monday during Bharat Bandh call by dalit organisations against the alleged dilution of SC/ST Act. (Photo: PTI)

Fallout of dalit anger may hurt BJP in 2019

The BJP stands to lose its electoral base among dalits in 2019 though it may regain it in a politically distant future.

4 April 2018 2:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his party will not leave any stone unturned in transforming Tripura. (Photo: AP)

2019 countdown is on: Exit, entry doors open

PM Modi is not any more the mascot of the party and of the government as he had appeared to be in the first three years...

21 March 2018 12:45 AM IST

Farmers cheer at Azad Maidan after their demands were accepted by the government. (Photo: DEBASISH DEY

Realistic solutions on farmers' woes needed

The demand of the Opposition parties that these problems should be addressed and solved forthwith will remain a grand...

14 March 2018 12:25 AM IST

An unidentified person has issued a death threat to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, police said on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Dogmatic CPM gropes in dark

Marxism has become obsolete and it is not equipped to change the 21st century world despite capitalism and globalisation...

11 March 2018 12:48 AM IST