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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst

Cover photo of Through the Broken Glass: An Autobiography by T.N. Seshan. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | T.N. Seshan enforced the rulebook, gave EC its...

Many believe that Seshan put the fear of the Election Commission in the hearts of politicians.

9 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee greets Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar during a joint press conference after opposition parties meeting, in Patna, Friday, June 23, 2023. RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge are also seen. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Opposition needs a credible face to...

The next meeting in Shimla, on July 10 or 12, becomes important on the way forward to Opposition unity

30 Jun 2023 2:49 AM IST

The BJPs outreach initiatives will also include public rallies to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi covering Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and MP. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Could India get all it wants from US, not...

No none has paused to ask what is it that the United States is looking for in India as its strategic partner.

19 Jun 2023 12:04 AM IST

Cover photo of Vajpayee: The Ascent of Hindu Right 1924-1977 by Abhishek Chaudhary. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Vajpayee never a liberal but Hindu Right's first spin...

Perhaps, he can be said to be the first of spin-doctors of the Hindu right, where conviction was not necessary,...

11 Jun 2023 12:28 AM IST

The new Sansad Bhavan (Parliament building) under Central Vista Project. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will new House symbolise our democratic...

A re-enactment of a meaningless ritual whose historicity is dubious has now been made the keystone of India's...

30 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar takes part in a press conference in Bangkok on August 17, 2022. (Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Is Pak off Sangh radar? Ties uneasy amid...

At the moment, Pakistan has ceased to be that enemy which ideological fanatics so desperately need

27 May 2023 12:35 AM IST

Cover photo The Crooked Timber of New India: Essays on a Republic in Crisis by Parakala Prabhakar. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Stoically observing the faults and follies of India's...

The challenge that Prabhakar faces is how to shame a government for its forgivable & unforgivable lapses because of its...

14 May 2023 12:24 AM IST

Cover photo of Azaad: An Autobiography by Ghulam Nabi Azad. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | None too comfortable revelations from a Congress Party...

In Azad's telling he and Sonia Gandhi had a great working equation.

23 April 2023 12:51 AM IST

In its pursuit to form a majority government at the Centre for the third time in a row, the BJP is aiming to win more than 400 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. . (ANI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Karnataka poses challenge to BJP's...

Political pundits are not willing to stick their neck out and make predictions

19 April 2023 12:34 AM IST

The thinking in the government is that for Indian economy to grow, it needs the big players, and the Modi establishments praise for MSMEs is just lip service. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will breakup of monopolies give Indian...

The nationalist fervour that dominates Prime Minister Modi and the BJP is such that the nuances of policy have no value...

6 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives to address a press conference at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Complications in defamation law exposed

The question that Judge Varma had to decide was whether Rahul implied that all people with the surname of Modi were...

26 March 2023 12:10 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC wades into uncertainty in bid to check...

The Supreme Court had stepped in to check the Modi government's inaction in one case, and lack of transparency in the...

21 March 2023 12:07 AM IST