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Yogendra Yadav
The writer is president, Swaraj India
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Yogendra Yadav writes: Questions after MaharashtraSubscriber Only
November 26, 2024 04:20 IST
The scale of the BJP-Mahayuti win poses a challenge for analysts. INDIA coalition, however, must not be distracted from a reckoning with its own failures
Sun, Dec 01, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: Is India really ‘neighbourhood first’?Subscriber Only
November 19, 2024 04:25 IST
If we live in a neighbourhood where every single neighbour is unhappy with us, it may not be a bad idea to ask: Did we do something wrong?
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: Democracy after TrumpSubscriber Only
November 12, 2024 04:20 IST
In the wake of Trump's return to power, it's time to ask difficult questions. Democracy as an idea and ideal needs to be distinguished from democracy as an actually existing form of government
Tue, Nov 12, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: Indians, watch the US elections like an outsiderSubscriber Only
November 05, 2024 04:55 IST
There are many ways of consuming the US elections from a distance. The most instructive among them might just be the philosopher’s perspective of it.
Tue, Nov 05, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: It’s time to junk the Model Code of ConductSubscriber Only
October 29, 2024 04:18 IST
MCC has become a convenient alibi, a source of distraction for election monitoring and disruption of routine governmental activity. What is needed is an Election Commission that enforces the law.
Tue, Oct 29, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: India’s largest minority deserves better politicsSubscriber Only
October 22, 2024 07:40 IST
It comprises diverse communities. The idea of a monolithic bloc is common to both the BJP and the Opposition
Tue, Oct 22, 2024
Yogendra Yadav on Sonam Wangchuk: Delhi needs to listen to HimalayasSubscriber Only
October 15, 2024 07:01 IST
Sonam Wangchuk and his colleagues do not just remind us of need to pay attention to Himalayan region, they also deepen our understanding of what Himalayan policy might mean in our times
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: How the ball turned on the Haryana fieldSubscriber Only
October 10, 2024 04:36 IST
The only way of making sense of the election outcome is to see it as a result of a series of strategic moves by the BJP, which neutralised the huge initial advantage enjoyed by Congress
Fri, Oct 11, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: Kishen Pattanayak, the last flicker of a great traditionSubscriber Only
October 01, 2024 05:30 IST
A glimpse into the world of Pattanayak’s ideas can help us deal with the ideological void and political predicament that we confront today
Tue, Oct 01, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: One Nation One Election is a desire to cut down clutter of democratic politicsSubscriber Only
September 24, 2024 05:40 IST
Those who dominate India’s social and economic life are increasingly impatient with its messy politics. They can’t do away with elections altogether, but the next best thing is to limit this mess. So that the business of governance can be carried out undisturbed for four years and nine months
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: Why it’s time to stop the conspiracy theories about EVMsSubscriber Only
September 17, 2024 08:09 IST
It's time to put conspiracy theories to rest. Unequal access to money and information, not voting machines, is the biggest challenge to level playing field in elections
Tue, Sep 17, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: The books our children needSubscriber Only
September 10, 2024 07:40 IST
There has been an improvement in the quality, range of children's literature in India. But much more needs to be done to turn the fledgling gains into a much-needed cultural movement
Tue, Sep 10, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: Ten half-truths about caste censusSubscriber Only
September 03, 2024 07:43 IST
Each of these contains a grain of truth, but they are presented in a way that masks the big picture
Tue, Sep 03, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: The poverty of political imagination needs remedy, not mourningSubscriber Only
August 27, 2024 07:55 IST
The rich and grounded debates on the pluriverse of alternatives to ‘development’ have now moved beyond the shadow of Mahatma Gandhi and could guide our thinking not just on ecology but also on the new economic and political order.
Sun, Sep 01, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: Where are our political thinkers?Subscriber Only
August 20, 2024 07:48 IST
It can be traced to the decline of political thought in post-colonial India. Reviving and reinvigorating this tradition is essential to reversing this crisis of imagination
Mon, Aug 26, 2024
SC/ST Sub-quota red lines and red herringsSubscriber Only
August 10, 2024 07:32 IST
We need to set aside misconceived criticisms to confront some real apprehensions raised by the apex court verdict on sub-classification of SCs/STs
Sat, Aug 10, 2024
Supreme Court verdict on caste sub-classification is a landmark and benchmarkSubscriber Only
August 02, 2024 06:45 IST
It affirms the long-standing requirement of evidence-based policies of social justice
Fri, Aug 02, 2024
Yogendra Yadav on BJP’s 2024 poll performance: Getting the numbers, not mandateSubscriber Only
June 07, 2024 07:15 IST
The people have denied Modi government iqbal – moral authority, prestige, legitimacy
Fri, Jun 07, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes | From loss to recovery of faith: An election ground reportSubscriber Only
May 31, 2024 19:13 IST
Notes from my election journey that started with despair and ended on some hope
Thu, Jun 06, 2024
Yogendra Yadav writes: For 2024, Opposition is still in the gameSubscriber Only
December 08, 2023 07:23 IST
The next general election is not a done deal. Not yet. Unless the Opposition surrenders to this psychological warfare and gives a walkover before the match begins
Fri, Dec 08, 2023
Best of both sides | Yogendra Yadav writes: Even critics of reservation should support censusSubscriber Only
October 13, 2023 07:15 IST
Caste census is relevant and necessary for any well-designed policy to reduce social inequality
Fri, Oct 13, 2023
Country needs de-escalation of rhetoric; government needs room to decide its strategySubscriber Only
June 22, 2020 04:00 IST
Mature nations do not react when provoked, they respond when they choose to. He may not deserve it or even acknowledge it, but this is the time to help the PM retrieve the situation.
Mon, Jun 22, 2020
Why Congress can’t: It doesn’t possess the vision, strategy or ground strengthSubscriber Only
May 22, 2019 01:25 IST
The Congress is an obstacle to those who want to build an alternative. A large mainstream party acts like a magnet that catches a lot of energy around it. So, even when the Congress is unable to defeat the BJP, it ends up diverting and diffusing a lot of the energy that gets drawn to it.
Wed, May 22, 2019
Rajni Kothari, the political scientist of IndiaSubscriber Only
January 20, 2015 00:00 IST
Rajni Kothari made it possible to think of India as a ‘normal’ democracy, writes Yogendra Yadav
Tue, Jan 20, 2015
BJP, like CongressSubscriber Only
October 20, 2014 00:10 IST
BJP’s success shows that there is no alternative to Congress-style politics. Or that it is yet to emerge.
Mon, Oct 20, 2014Journalism of Courage
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