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Uddhav Thackeray interview: ‘Fadnavis said he would groom Aaditya as CM and move to Delhi. They made me look like a liar to my people’Subscriber Only
April 20, 2024 04:30 IST
"Our Hindutva is one that keeps home fires burning. BJP’s Hindutva is one that burns down the house," says former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief
Tue, May 07, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: BJP has upped the stakes in this election. Can the Opposition step up to it?Subscriber Only
April 07, 2024 19:53 IST
With arrest of chief ministers, Modi government has thrown down a larger gauntlet — it has left little room for ambivalence or politics-as-usual
Sun, Apr 07, 2024
Best of Both Sides: The BJP’s ‘400 Paar’ slogan is about absolute powerSubscriber Only
April 04, 2024 18:50 IST
The ambition seems less a statement of the party's aspiration, more the assertion of a government's power
Fri, Apr 05, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: The arrest of a chief ministerSubscriber Only
March 24, 2024 19:43 IST
Ahead of a crucial election, BJP brandishes its view of politics as a zero-sum game, a fight to the finish
Sun, Mar 24, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: The Rajya Sabha cross-voting scandal that wasn’tSubscriber Only
March 03, 2024 20:01 IST
MLAs voted against their own parties. Why it is seen as politics-as-usual
Sun, Mar 03, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: A good week for the OppositionSubscriber Only
February 25, 2024 19:57 IST
And yet the BJP doesn't look shaky, and the Opposition can ill afford to look pleased
Sun, Feb 25, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: As Sonia Gandhi moves HouseSubscriber Only
February 18, 2024 21:14 IST
Her step back from the Lok Sabha fray comes in a moment when Congress looks surrounded by crises, some brewing, others full blown
Sun, Feb 18, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes | Spot the difference: Cabinet and Parliament on AyodhyaSubscriber Only
February 11, 2024 19:47 IST
As the general election draws closer, the question is not only: Who will form the next government? It is, also, and perhaps more: Can Parliament reclaim its self, its purpose?
Sun, Feb 11, 2024
From the archives | LK Advani on 20th anniversary of Ayodhya yatra: ‘Had I known how it would end, I’d have never gone to Ayodhya, but I’d still have gone to Pakistan’Subscriber Only
February 03, 2024 13:29 IST
Originally published on September 19 2010 | "That yatra may have impressed some, won me supporters, and made my opponents angrier. But I recall that as a time of major education for me," Advani said in an exclusive interview with The Indian Express
Sun, Feb 04, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: Once upon a Ram templeSubscriber Only
January 21, 2024 20:17 IST
The story has changed. Something has passed, and in a country with no full stops, something else is in its place
Mon, Jan 22, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: A consecration in AyodhyaSubscriber Only
January 07, 2024 19:48 IST
It will mark BJP politics coming full circle, having shifted the centre of gravity
Sun, Jan 07, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: If life gives oranges make marmaladeSubscriber Only
December 31, 2023 20:31 IST
Rahul-Sonia video could be a sweet-nothing. Or the Opposition could borrow its spirit, and in the new year, stir the pot a bit.
Tue, Jan 02, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: Beyond the election scoreboard, a BJP task, a Congress challengeSubscriber Only
November 26, 2023 19:47 IST
Some straws in the 2024 wind, irrespective of who wins and who loses on December 3
Sun, Nov 26, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Notes from the Madhya Pradesh groundSubscriber Only
November 19, 2023 20:08 IST
Voters ask for more as parties struggle to keep pace. BJP sets the terms, Congress takes its cue
Mon, Nov 20, 2023
LPG cylinder to cash transfers to courting majority: Congress in a me-too race with BJPSubscriber Only
November 12, 2023 02:06 IST
In MP, Cong counts on BJP for change of guard, lacks energy to communicate big ideas or strategy to frame alternative.
Sun, Nov 12, 2023
Shivraj Singh Chouhan & BJP’s other challenge – BJPSubscriber Only
November 11, 2023 04:04 IST
Restive rank and file, CM’s over-reliance on bureaucrats, high command writ – all shrink the incumbent
Sat, Nov 11, 2023
Handout is fine but where’s the leg-up: Madhya Pradesh voter is asking for moreSubscriber Only
November 10, 2023 04:35 IST
Modi’s ‘big-things’ appeal endures even as in state, mother to son, college girls to tribals, refrain is missing jobs and broken exams.
Fri, Nov 10, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Modi government’s New Welfarism and rath prabharisSubscriber Only
October 29, 2023 19:41 IST
The political controversy has settled down after the Election Commission stepped in. But the new welfare model goes on
Sun, Oct 29, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Is TMC MP Mahua Moitra guilty — that is not the questionSubscriber Only
October 22, 2023 20:08 IST
Is anyone really waiting for the verdict that will come after the due process of law plays out in full?
Fri, Dec 08, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Prime Minister Modi’s imagined communitiesSubscriber Only
October 15, 2023 20:16 IST
Countering them with encompassing ideas and a more expansive imagination is the Opposition’s challenge ahead of elections, more than seat-sharing
Mon, Oct 16, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: An FIR’s tall stories, the Opposition’s caste cardSubscriber Only
October 08, 2023 20:40 IST
Invoking terror law against NewsClick points to BJP’s hard-eyed excess and its conviction that it will not have to pay for it electorally. Opposition must proceed, post-Bihar survey, with care
Mon, Oct 09, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes | Women’s Bill and Ramesh Bidhuri’s hate speech: Join the dotsSubscriber Only
September 24, 2023 20:29 IST
The Bill’s promise of greater representation is undermined by the unabashed and unchecked intolerance of the BJP MP
Sun, Sep 24, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Parliament’s special session could have been about thisSubscriber Only
September 17, 2023 21:02 IST
About the government using its mandate to weaken institutions. And about the Opposition’s failure to frame a political alternative
Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: A week of the Modi government’s dreamsSubscriber Only
September 10, 2023 20:21 IST
What’s not to like in a week like this one for a government that has made no secret of just how much it enjoys being feted abroad, and throwing curveballs at home?
Sun, Sep 10, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Ahead of the G20, the Modi government has two facesSubscriber Only
September 03, 2023 19:49 IST
A flinty-eyed government with a winner-takes-all approach, constantly looking to ambush its political opponent. A vishwaguru, advocating an inclusive model of global welfare and development
Sun, Sep 03, 2023Journalism of Courage
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