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Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

At this point, it seems like Advantage BJP!

With the Opposition failing to form alliances, it seems extremely difficult to defeat Modi in 2019.

6 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh and former Union minister P. Chidambaram release the partys manifesto for the upcoming general elections in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: G.N. JHA)

Cong charter shows a newfound confidence

The Congress manifesto contains promises in three domains and is an emphatic statement of its pro-people and democratic...

5 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Photo: Dawn)

Zulfikar had left behind a legacy of lost opportunities

There can be little doubt that the manner in which the PPP approached the 1977 election was profoundly problematic.

4 April 2019 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of various projects in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. (Photo: ANI)

As India votes, whose voices will be loudest?

The questions swirl around, as 900 million voters across the country get ready to vote in the forthcoming general...

4 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto. (Photo: AP)

For PPP's sake, Bilawal needs to emerge from Asif's shadow

The PPP's main challenge at the moment is its growing irrelevance in Punjab.

3 April 2019 1:41 AM IST

Rahul's Wayanad move amid fears over Amethi

There is no need for Gandhi or the Congress to feel apologetic for choosing Wayanad.

3 April 2019 1:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he speaks during a plenary session on the occasion of World Environment Day in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Will India vote with its heart, or with its head?

Both schemes perpetuate the UPA's pessimistic assumption that the State's capacity cannot be revitalised for effective...

2 April 2019 12:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Churu, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Diplomacy off radar as Delhi shifts to poll gear

The manifestos of political parties, when finalised, shall no doubt carry minutiae of domestic and foreign relations.

1 April 2019 12:21 AM IST

The bald statement issued on March 19 died in police custody raises questions. He was obviously in police custody. (Representational Image)

Let burden of proof rest on cops in Rizwan custody death

The evidence supports his brother Zulkarnain's charge that the death was a cold-blooded murder .

31 March 2019 10:29 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the success of Mission Shakti on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

A-Sat: Amid Modi brag, some key policy queries

The March 27 test does not square up with this position but represents a holistic turnaround.

31 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

The Talibans threats of extortion has stirred fears of comeback in Pakistans Swat Valley. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Ironic! Freed Taliban chief leads difficult peace talks

A co-founder of the Afghan Taliban movement, his role is seen as critical to the effort to end the 18-year war.

30 March 2019 12:10 AM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)

Backing Pak always won't benefit China

Pakistan's public is not too enthused, and socially it is meeting resistance, especially over the presence of Chinese...

30 March 2019 12:00 AM IST