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Vandita Mishra
Vandita is The Indian Express National Opinion Editor
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Vandita Mishra writes: Mayawati and Nitish, her nephew and his sonSubscriber Only
September 07, 2025 20:01 IST
In the retreat of the two leaders, an undermining of their powerful legacies of an alternative politics
Mon, Sep 08, 2025
Kabir Khan at Expresso: ‘Saying you’re apolitical is the most political statement. It reeks of privilege’Subscriber Only
August 22, 2025 18:13 IST
At Expresso in Mumbai, director Kabir Khan and actor-producer Richa Chadha reflected on spending a decade in Bollywood, their big breaks, and being vocal about their political views.
Mon, Aug 25, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes on Bihar SIR and ‘vote chori’: The EC’s response raises more questionsSubscriber Only
August 17, 2025 21:21 IST
That the EC sought to clear the air was a good call. But much of what it said was off-key, there were conspicuous silences
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: Swordplay in the darkSubscriber Only
July 27, 2025 21:20 IST
A Vice President’s exit that could have been about bigger things. An Opposition whose best hope is that government’s cracks have started showing
Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: When the sound of politics is shrillSubscriber Only
July 13, 2025 21:20 IST
Apocalyptic politics is an abdication of democratic humility, and of the responsibility to negotiate a middle ground in a country of great diversities
Tue, Jul 15, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: Not just about the EmergencySubscriber Only
June 29, 2025 21:20 IST
The week in which 50 years of Emergency were marked ended with a rising — and disquietingly anti-pluralist — clamour in the ruling establishment
Tue, Jul 01, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: As the military dust settlesSubscriber Only
May 25, 2025 21:57 IST
A denuded political landscape is coming into view, with no softening touch, few leavening forces
Mon, May 26, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: Colonel Sofiya Qureshi in the roomSubscriber Only
May 11, 2025 21:54 IST
Now that there is a pause in the India-Pak firing, it need not be, it should not be, the image’s end.
Tue, May 13, 2025
What counts in caste censusSubscriber Only
May 04, 2025 21:11 IST
Timing of announcement, motive behind it, don't matter in long run. What will be crucial is what governments do once census is done
Tue, May 06, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: Coalition arithmetic and chemistrySubscriber Only
April 13, 2025 21:39 IST
For the polity, power-sharing pact between national and regional players, in its best version, held the promise of a democratic deepening. That pact has faded and frayed beyond recognition since — for both main national parties.
Mon, Apr 14, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: Congress needs to speak to…Subscriber Only
April 06, 2025 20:34 IST
… the Hindu in the room. Its waffling on the majority distorts and weakens its engagement with the minority.
Thu, Apr 10, 2025
Hansal Mehta: ‘Adversity creates great art. It is an opportunity, not a hindrance’Subscriber Only
April 05, 2025 14:21 IST
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and actor Randeep Hooda on the power of good cinema, facing the mob, censorship, and why it is as important to tell Savarkar’s story as it is to tell Gandhi’s. The conversation was moderated by Vandita Mishra
Sat, Apr 05, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: On free speech, pushback and its limitsSubscriber Only
March 30, 2025 21:43 IST
Courts and the Opposition speak up. But there are also unbroken silences.
Tue, Apr 01, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: A tale of two farmer agitationsSubscriber Only
March 23, 2025 22:11 IST
Much has changed between the two protests in Punjab. But they also book-end a state of back-sliding
Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: As Congress sets out on a yatra in poll-bound BiharSubscriber Only
March 16, 2025 21:30 IST
Its bid to address the young, across castes, may be a flailing for relevance. But all players know that spaces have opened up in the Bihar arena that are waiting to be seized and filled.
Tue, Mar 18, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: Noise over delimitation and what lies beneathSubscriber Only
March 09, 2025 21:32 IST
The political polarisation that stands in the way of crucial give-and-take settlements on delimitation and other complex issues looks very different at ground level.
Sun, Mar 09, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: AAP has given BJP building blocks of what could become a new layer in the political vocabularySubscriber Only
February 11, 2025 07:30 IST
It will now be the BJP’s challenge to tailor its politics to the city.
Tue, Feb 11, 2025
BJP’s capital hope: AAP vehicle for change stuck – at the bottomSubscriber Only
February 03, 2025 19:57 IST
Anti-incumbency has made increasing dents over the years, sharpened by the AAP government’s patchy and uneven delivery.
Tue, Feb 04, 2025
Delhi Assembly elections: At bottom of income ladder, AAP secure, wobbles as voters climb upSubscriber Only
February 03, 2025 04:21 IST
The liquor excise scam that Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other top AAP leaders were jailed for, and allegations against Kejriwal of using public funds to make a “sheesh mahal” for himself, don't appear to resonate on the ground significantly.
Tue, Feb 04, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: When the Opposition refuses to holdSubscriber Only
January 12, 2025 21:49 IST
The unravelling of the INDIA bloc, that seems underway, has long term consequences
Sun, Jan 12, 2025
Vandita Mishra writes: The renovation of 6 Flag Staff Road & other AAP storiesSubscriber Only
January 05, 2025 20:54 IST
Ahead of the Delhi elections, the party is haunted by a “sheesh mahal” of its own making
Sun, Jan 05, 2025
Manoj Bajpayee at Idea Exchange: ‘Real stardom lasted only till the time technology became big. But one thing that will always survive is the story’Subscriber Only
December 30, 2024 04:50 IST
Having enacted the role of a journalist in the recently released film Despatch, Manoj Bajpayee's career spans a wide range of genres and includes a rich experience in theatre.
Mon, Dec 30, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: What Congress should be agitated about — and isn’tSubscriber Only
December 01, 2024 21:12 IST
While the free-ness and fair-ness of polls is fundamental for a democracy, it would be unfortunate if it becomes a mere stand-in or a red herring
Sun, Dec 01, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: The Woman Vote & the BJP winSubscriber Only
November 24, 2024 19:41 IST
While the cash transfer scheme for women may have played a role in the Mahayuti’s victory in Maharashtra, the over-estimation of its impact is problematic.
Tue, Nov 26, 2024
In first battle of alliances in Maharashtra post the splits, party takes backseat, candidate the wheelSubscriber Only
November 18, 2024 07:23 IST
In villages and towns of Vidarbha, both sides desperate to pull ahead of the other
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
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