Vandita is The Indian Express National Opinion Editor
November 03, 2024 21:22 IST
The new recalls the old in Maharashtra, and in Tamil Nadu a new political player embarks on a journey
Sun, Nov 03, 2024October 26, 2024 07:07 IST
Kajol and Kriti Sanon on their journey, the changing role of women in the industry, trolling and why super stardom is dead. The session was moderated by Vandita Mishra, National Opinion Editor, and Shubhra Gupta, Film Critic.
Sat, Oct 26, 2024October 13, 2024 21:36 IST
A relook at the result in Haryana, and what lies between the lines of Mohan Bhagwat’s speech
Sun, Oct 13, 2024October 06, 2024 21:38 IST
In Kashmir, this election is a turning point, but the work of politics has only just begun. In Bihar, it remains to be seen if Prashant Kishor’s party can find an opening
Sun, Oct 06, 2024September 29, 2024 20:10 IST
The BJP is still the dominant party, the onus of proving their difference from the BJP is still on its opponents, while, at the bottom, both the BJP and its opponents are joined by similar undemocratic impulses
Sun, Sep 29, 2024September 22, 2024 19:13 IST
AAP’s Atishi gambit and BJP’s One-Nation-One-Election strategy speak of disquieting things
Sun, Sep 22, 2024September 08, 2024 21:22 IST
There are wider and deeper complicities in perpetuating the same-old that have not been ruffled by the June 4 electoral verdict
Sun, Sep 08, 2024September 01, 2024 21:23 IST
In different ways, the belated legal reckoning for the crimes of Delhi 1984, and the travails of Sukhbir Badal, speak of a state where the centre of gravity has gone missing
Sun, Sep 01, 2024August 25, 2024 20:55 IST
An endangered neighbourliness was a recurring motif in the main speeches at the Democratic Convention in Chicago. In India, it is still to be framed as a challenge
Sun, Aug 25, 2024August 18, 2024 21:34 IST
He sounded different. Even when he spoke of a big and controversial move — the Uniform Civil Code — he did it with an uncharacteristically constrained style
Sun, Aug 18, 2024August 11, 2024 21:19 IST
The onus is on both government and Opposition to prove themselves anew, to lower their voice and act with humility
Sun, Aug 11, 2024August 04, 2024 20:17 IST
Supreme Court has spoken on sub-classification among Scheduled Castes and Tribes for reservation. Parties, legislatures, governments and citizens must join the conversation
Sun, Aug 04, 2024July 28, 2024 19:01 IST
In the flooded basement of the UPSC coaching centre in Delhi, the coming together of several crises
Mon, Jul 29, 2024July 21, 2024 19:34 IST
Parliament is a critical showcase for an Opposition with a new-found confidence
Sun, Jul 21, 2024July 14, 2024 19:51 IST
The world will watch as America asks itself searching questions. But other democracies can ill afford to only sit back and watch the mighty America squirm
Sun, Jul 14, 2024July 07, 2024 20:10 IST
While Rahul Gandhi’s carry-on pugnacity may be an opportunity wasted to introduce the people to a new, more mellow Opposition, conscious of its larger responsibility, PM Modi’s speech disappointed more
Sun, Jul 07, 2024June 16, 2024 19:24 IST
This mandate is also harder to decode because of its peculiarity — it did not throw out the incumbent while delivering a strong rebuke to it, and gave an unmistakable leg-up to the Opposition without voting it in
Mon, Jun 17, 2024June 02, 2024 19:58 IST
If Modi comes back to power for a third term, parties of the Opposition will need to ask themselves why the challenger ended up looking like the status quoist
Sun, Jun 02, 2024May 26, 2024 20:19 IST
To take on a BJP that has a multi-layered appeal for voters and is using all its considerable resources to corner its opponent, is the Opposition throwing it all in, is it doing so together?
Sun, May 26, 2024May 19, 2024 19:41 IST
As the election enters its final stages, Modi, Rahul and Kejriwal are doing themselves a disservice
Mon, May 20, 2024May 07, 2024 07:28 IST
Opposition front INDIA is interrupted: Congress-Left accuse TMC of splitting the anti-BJP vote.
Tue, May 07, 2024May 03, 2024 07:00 IST
In Bihar, unlike in many other states, political actors zig-zag between all parties, and there is no pattern of a one-way flow towards a dominant BJP.
Fri, May 03, 2024April 28, 2024 06:50 IST
In MP, the BJP came back to power in the Assembly election held a few months ago, and though the Congress vote share came down only marginally, from 40.89 per cent in 2018 to 40.45 per cent in 2023, the BJP made a large gain of 7.6 per cent.
Sun, Apr 28, 2024April 25, 2024 07:05 IST
Winning all 26 seats again is not the BJP’s stated goal this time — the party is striking a bigger and bolder posture in its Gujarat showcase.
Thu, May 09, 2024April 22, 2024 07:14 IST
An Express Series -- Mumbai to Murshidabad: The Indian Express retraces the route from where Rahul Gandhi’s second ‘yatra’ ended, takes detours to listen to people -- on where the Opposition and ruling party are headed
Mon, Apr 22, 2024