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The Gandhis state of funk may have been enhanced last week by Gujarat where, contrary to the promise of 2017, the Congress has been beaten to a pulp by the BJP in the local body elections. (Photo: PTI)

Saeed Naqvi | Gandhis have had it if Congress flops in May

As for the Congress Party (The House), senior members have already bolted and joined the BJP

13 March 2021 4:30 AM IST

We take skin colourism as a nasty ingredient of our prejudices -- which we shouldnt. (Photo: AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | My adventures with Oprah, the real queen of...

Interviews with royals are like a virus plague, you don't want to catch them, but you can't avoid hearing all about them

13 March 2021 4:10 AM IST

About 400 million Indians have no access to the Internet. Far fewer women have access to cellphones and Internet services. (Photo: AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | All must get vaccine: Say no to class, digital...

The euphoria about getting the jab seems to be confined so far to the better-off sections of society

12 March 2021 12:13 AM IST

Of concern to India is the United States pushing Afghanistan towards what the draft paper sent to all parties, including the Taliban, calls the Afghanistan Peace Agreement. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Afghan trouble looming: Pak likely to make gains

The Biden presidency has directly or indirectly impacted other South Asian developments too

11 March 2021 4:06 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Coalition karma takes babu to chief secy spot

A coalition alliance government creates its own special dynamics, which affects the bureaucracy uniquely

10 March 2021 7:30 AM IST

The focus of the Assembly elections in four states and a Union territory has centred around West Bengal and the big question is whether the BJP under PM Modi will breach the final barrier, as it were, for the right-wing saffron party. (AP/Bikas Das)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Modi's pan-Indian image won't help BJP win...

The right-wing party is learning the hard way that multitudinous India is a multipolar political field

10 March 2021 7:21 AM IST

Aakar Patel | India's image in free fall, but govt in denial on real...

The fact is that we do very well on political rights, and in fact the government gets 3/4 on transparency, which is...

9 March 2021 11:28 AM IST

The Indian flag flies at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar on Sunday. The Jammu & Kashmir flag has been removed after the abrogation of Article 370. (Photo: AP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Stop meddle & muddle: Rework regional policy

Our diplomats have tended to be overbearing with the smaller non-hostile neighbours, often treating them like errant...

9 March 2021 11:17 AM IST

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah waves at supporters during his election campaign roadshow at Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Competitive politics & competitive economy

If the regional parties and the Congress in Assam manage to defeat BJP, these elections will mark a turning point in...

7 March 2021 11:55 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Mamata's long game: Women's status in Bengal is...

If Narendra Modi and his 56-inch chest is the epitome of male power, the barely 60-inch frame of Ms Banerjee is the...

7 March 2021 11:55 PM IST

Anita Katyal | On Azad, Cong misfired twice; how's Tomar for new MP...

It may appear far-fetched but there is a connection between the West Bengal election and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh...

7 March 2021 4:28 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the most civilized...

A neighbour, an amateur historian, happens to believe that all good things come from India

7 March 2021 4:24 AM IST