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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, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: The Muzaffarnagar video and usSubscriber Only
August 27, 2023 20:26 IST
Why it is a chilling warning that is likely to go unheeded
Mon, Aug 28, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Three days and three bills in ParliamentSubscriber Only
August 13, 2023 20:03 IST
The no-confidence motion, and the proposed overhaul of the penal code, tell a story
Mon, Aug 14, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: As Rahul Gandhi returns to the fraySubscriber Only
August 06, 2023 20:23 IST
His test will be to help shape the Opposition front's strategy to corner the government. And to keep from sagging the newly-minted Opposition unity. This dual role poses a challenge Rahul will need to step up to, perhaps by doing things a little differently
Mon, Aug 07, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Manipur and a tale of two IndiasSubscriber Only
July 30, 2023 16:34 IST
As the crisis in the northeastern state continues, there seems little common ground
Sun, Jul 30, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: A crime in Manipur, and the BJP’s whatabouterySubscriber Only
July 23, 2023 20:20 IST
We've seen it before, this evasion of responsibility by those in power, this inability of those in the Opposition to enforce accountability. But in Manipur, the failures are more intense and more glaring
Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: BJP, Congress & the friendship gameSubscriber Only
July 16, 2023 20:38 IST
As a new Parliament session begins, watch the degrees of separation and intimacy
Sun, Jul 16, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Rewind to PM Modi in BhopalSubscriber Only
July 02, 2023 20:22 IST
And why the Opposition would do well to take notes
Sun, Jul 02, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Forty-eight years after EmergencySubscriber Only
June 25, 2023 20:01 IST
It’s going to be a hard-fought battle in 2024, and though democracy is a given, the Emergency’s anniversary is another reminder that it is not to be taken for granted
Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: What about the school in Damoh? A question for the OppositionSubscriber Only
June 18, 2023 19:54 IST
In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress’s poll template sidesteps a besieged school
Sun, Jun 18, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Kejriwal’s AAP vs Modi’s BJP — The intimate enemiesSubscriber Only
June 11, 2023 19:43 IST
Across their many differences — a polarising politics of Hindutva is central to the BJP’s self-definition while the AAP’s calling card is a sort of ideology-agnostic solutionism — the two parties have more in common than is let on by their currently picturesque hostilities
Sun, Jun 11, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: There’s a queue outside the new Parliament doorSubscriber Only
June 04, 2023 19:19 IST
From the Balasore train tragedy to the stonewalling of women wrestlers’ protests by the powerful — when it reconvenes, the House must let these issues in
Sun, Jun 04, 2023
In Karnataka, corruption has now become a constitutive part of governance: Dr Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi, social historianSubscriber Only
May 27, 2023 01:18 IST
Social historian and political commentator Dr Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi on takeaways from the Karnataka Assembly election results, why entrepreneurs have joined politics and how Hindutva was blunted.
Sun, May 28, 2023
Vandita Mishra writes: Ringing in the new in Karnataka, a health warning in DelhiSubscriber Only
May 21, 2023 18:45 IST
Two stories, one message: The battle goes on, after the battle is over
Sun, May 21, 2023
How BJP defeated BJP and why Congress needs to do more to secure its hard-won victorySubscriber Only
May 14, 2023 04:08 IST
There will be chatter in coming days about why the Congress won, and many are already pointing to a large-scale shift of the “Lingayat vote” from the BJP.
Sun, May 14, 2023
Double-engine party? With new faces, BJP eyes future — and a nod to high commandSubscriber Only
May 08, 2023 06:53 IST
The bringing in of younger candidates, while keeping the caste balance intact, is being seen in Karnataka not just as a party turning its face to the future, but also, and perhaps more, as a reordering of the power equations between the state unit and the central party.
Mon, May 08, 2023
Karnataka battle lines: many Hindutvas bump up against layers of casteSubscriber Only
May 04, 2023 07:30 IST
Why Cong sticks its poll neck out to push for a ban on Bajrang Dal
Sat, May 13, 2023
Karnataka polls: BJP looks at Modi to defeat anti-incumbency, Congress hopes to ride itSubscriber Only
May 03, 2023 04:00 IST
Anti-incumbency, mainly centring on price rise and corruption, and encompassing farmers’ vulnerabilities, concerns on education and jobs, is a loud and assertive clamour in South Karnataka’s districts of Mandya, Tumakuru and Mysore.
Sat, May 13, 2023Journalism of Courage
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