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In politics today, there isnt a single South Indian or East Indian political leader of any consequence at the national level. (DC File Image)

Sanjaya Baru | The geography of power, in North, South & West India

Many political leaders from southern states have been articulating their concern about the impact of a new delimitation...

11 Dec 2023 7:16 AM IST

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron (Photo: AP)

Kishwar Desai | Will Cameron rush to Tories' rescue? Blyton's Famous 5...

It is rare for a former Prime Minister to come back to save his sinking party

11 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI File Image)

Pavan K. Varma | Whither democracy sans a functional Opposition?

It has become more than apparent by now that those at the helm in the Congress are just incapable of decisive and...

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Stranger Encounters of the Intimate Kind

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Stranger Encounters of the Intimate Kind

Sometimes, the stranger who passes you on the street has a better measure of you than a so-called old friend.

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were not pleased with Chouhans efforts to promote his sons. (PTI File Image)

Anita Katyal | No son-rise' in MP, Chhattisgarh, Raj; knives are out...

Knives are out for veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath ever since the party suffered a shock defeat in the Madhya Pradesh...

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Palestinians evacuate a wounded woman following Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. AP/PTI

Farrukh Dhondy | Right versus Left: Opponents aren't enemies & can...

The powerless, or the impotent, who hold opposed political views can sometimes remain friends.

9 Dec 2023 12:48 AM IST

What distinguishes a citizen from a beneficiary? (PTI File Image)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Basic services a citizen's right' or gift'...

The questions are not new. Nor is the debate around the citizen versus labharthi template.

9 Dec 2023 12:42 AM IST

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the High-Level Segment for Heads of State and Government session during the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will 2028 COP in India help us to battle...

Mr Modi appeared to claim in Dubai that India was especially qualified to play host

8 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

IRS officer Rahul Navin was appointed as interim chief of Enforcement Directorate (ED). (AA File Image)

Dilip Cherian | ED has a new interim chief; watch out for its future...

Mr Navin assumed the role in September 2023, succeeding S.K. Mishra

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma meets Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to stake claim to form the government in the state, in Aizawl, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Patricia Mukhim | Youth aspirations behind Mizoram vote for change

This is also the first time Mizoram has elected three women MLAs -- two from the ZPM and one from MNF.

7 Dec 2023 12:01 AM IST

Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during celebrations after partys victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | 2024 Game On; But Cong, Opp. Need to Act...

The reasons behind the BJP's victory in this round -- Modi factor, Hindutva, welfarism and party machinery -- may not...

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Congress workers holding the party flag celebrate the partys win in Karnataka Assembly elections, outside Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Sunday, May 14, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress Complacency Helps Modi win Back Hindi belt

In politics as in cricket, the better side wins. It is credit that must necessarily be shared between the leader/captain...

5 Dec 2023 12:11 AM IST