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Shikha Mukerjee
Shikha Mukerjee | Congress must forge unity out of its internal diversity
The Congress has shown unexpected focus and discipline
20 Sep 2023 12:00 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | INDIA gets set, preparing for liftoff; BJP gets jitters
INDIA is poised to unveil itself as a credible challenger to the hitherto invincibility of the BJP
05 Sep 2023 12:05 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Inflation biggest challenge for Modi as 2024 gets near
Inflation prompts voters to begin listing all the things that he or she cannot afford and all the reasons why he/she cannot do so.
22 Aug 2023 12:05 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | ‘INDIA’ veterans ready to unsettle BJP’s masterplan
The assumption that INDIA would waste its time, effort and energy on achieving the impossible, is probably wrong.
22 Jul 2023 12:11 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Diversity vs homogeneity, as Pawar play rocks Maha
The bottom line seems to be regardless of how many MLAs Ajit Pawar can parade at his meeting, he cannot afford to supplant Sharad Pawar.
07 Jul 2023 12:07 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Is India’s middle ground getting more assertive?
The ante has been upped for Narendra Modi, personally, and for his party, generally
09 Jun 2023 12:00 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Congress’ main challenge is burden of expectations
The victory has unsurprisingly created a dilemma that has become quite routine for the Congress
18 May 2023 12:05 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | India’s political topography starts to look a bit different
Standing together in solidarity against the perceived intimidation and coercive tactics of Modi govt is reassuring for all political parties
20 Apr 2023 12:05 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Time and tide will not wait for the Opposition to unite
Time, however, like the tide, may be running out for the multiplicity of initiatives and their corresponding variables
21 Mar 2023 11:33 PM
Shikha Mukerjee | N-E verdict: Why there’s no alternative to Modi
The BJP’s success, on its own in Tripura and as a junior alliance partner in Nagaland and Meghalaya, are invaluable to Mr Modi
07 Mar 2023 1:00 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Kharge’s strategy: How the Congress can corner Modi
If the parliamentary performance is any indication, the combination of Rahul and Kharge is effective in making Mr Modi and the BJP uneasy
14 Feb 2023 12:00 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Insurrection in America: How tail wagged the dog!
Over 150 years ago, the House of Representatives had voted 133 times to elect Nathaniel Banks as Speaker in 1856.
12 Jan 2023 12:02 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | How the three-shell trick works in India’s politics
Every politician knows, some far better than others, how to hide the dirty pea under a shell and confuse the voter about where it went
03 Jan 2023 12:00 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | After Gujarat, can BJP beat law of diminishing returns?
In Gujarat and in Himachal Pradesh, Mr Modi made no bones about how the voters should weigh their choices
13 Dec 2022 12:00 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | After Bharat Jodo, time for ‘Vote Jodo’ by Opp.
It is the responsibility of the Congress to make sure that the yatra is not a politically futile effort
17 Nov 2022 12:05 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Morbi shows anatomy of political immunity
The Gujarat election in December 2022 will be a test of Mr Modi’s winnability rather than that of the chief minister
05 Nov 2022 12:00 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Cong’s Kharge era: Can he & Gandhis make it work?
Among the immediate and urgent challenges facing the Congress and its new non-Gandhi president are the Assembly elections in Gujarat and HP
22 Oct 2022 12:00 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | ‘Our time will come…’ But Cong doesn’t know when!
The leaders are so wrapped up in themselves that they are disdainful of reality
30 Sep 2022 12:00 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Nitish’s Bihar ‘coup’ to set off tremors across India
Nitish Kumar is the last of the politically active and physically robust survivors of the Mandal versus Kamandal war of the 1990s
12 Aug 2022 12:15 AM
Shikha Mukerjee | Parl as a battleground: Does disruption help govt or Opp?
The disruption provoked by the ruling side is identical to the art of the double con games and heists made popular on Netflix
31 Jul 2022 11:36 PM
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