Neerja Chowdhury
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Monsoon session: Drawing harder political lines
Neerja Chowdhury writes: As new Parliament session begins, and votes are cast for new president, signs of Opposition diminution, BJP aggression
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Neerja Chowdhury writes | Presidential Poll: Choosing a president for our time
As suspense continues over who will be in Rashtrapati Bhavan next, a more fundamental question: What kind of president does the republic need today?
Sat, Jun 18, 2022
Has Priyanka Gandhi given fresh life to women’s reservation issue?
Neeraja Chowdhury writes: Her promise of giving 40 per cent of Congress tickets in UP polls to women is bound to have ripple effects across the political spectrum.
Sat, Oct 23, 2021
What is the reason behind PM Modi’s council of ministers reshuffle?
Neerja Chowdhury writes: It aims to protect Brand Modi, distance the government from Covid criticism and reach out to OBCs ahead of UP poll.
Fri, Jul 09, 2021
Bribe case to declaring donor, full circle for JMM
Recently, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the ruling party in Jharkhand, chose to go public about the electoral bond donation of Rs 1 crore it received from aluminium manufacturing company Hindalco.
Sun, Apr 25, 2021
Couldn’t an expansion have been undertaken, without giving up on the present Parliament building?
While icons keep a nation’s spirit alive, it is iconic structures such as Parliament that help give the nation its identity and connect the present to the past, giving it a direction to move more confidently towards the future.
Sun, Dec 20, 2020
Ram Vilas Paswan was an advocate of Mandal and coalition politics. Both face irrelevance
Paswan’s death is another reminder that the wheel is now coming around a full circle, both on “Mandal” and coalition politics, the two themes of the last 25 years, of which he was an advocate.
Mon, Oct 12, 2020
Pranab Mukherjee was a man of government, who saw consensus as the way to administer India
India will remember Pranabda for his contribution as a minister heading virtually every important ministry. He will also be remembered as a leader who believed in holding conversations across the political divide.
Tue, Sep 01, 2020
Covid crisis calls for national governance
It is government which has to act and deliver, but system of governance can become more broadbased and national in character.
Mon, Apr 20, 2020
Sharad Pawar could be the anchor for opposition unity in the days ahead
Sharad Pawar is cast in the old Congress mould. He knows that politics in India is not just about parties but is also contingent on personal relationships across parties. He has a network all over the country which is well-disposed to him.
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
Modi is still popular, but political space has opened up for the Opposition
It would be inaccurate to conclude that the outcome in Maharashtra and Haryana point to a weakening of Narendra Modi. Yet, it does raise the question: Has Modi peaked?
Sat, Oct 26, 2019
A true liberal
Jaipal Reddy’s passing is a poignant reminder that the India we knew is gone.
Tue, Jul 30, 2019
Accepting Rahul Gandhi’s resignation as Congress president could help renew party’s fortunes
There are enough people in the Congress who can head the party, and this time it can be somebody from the South, since the southern states have stood by the Congress more than the North and the West.
Fri, Jun 14, 2019
Election 2019 has further powered the already strong leadership of Narendra Modi
Mandate 2019 has challenged caste- based identity for the first time in 30 years, since the Mandal Commission’s report to give job reservations to the OBCs came into effect in 1990.
Sun, May 26, 2019
Polls will come and go, but harsh figures about our children will continue to rankle
New report gives constituency-wise data for malnutrition. High-profile MPs have not paid attention to a grave issue in their backyard.
Sat, Mar 16, 2019
Politician Priyanka
She takes the political plunge when many of Rahul Gandhi’s decisions seem to be paying off for Congress
Fri, Jan 25, 2019
An exit, a beginning
M J Akbar’s resignation from the Union government is a seminal moment in India’s Herstory.
Thu, Oct 18, 2018
Towards a Kuposhan Mukt Bharat
With the PM backing the POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme For Holistic Nourishment) Abhiyan, launched in March from Jhunjhunu, the usually elusive “convergence” of effort by relevant ministries becomes somewhat easier.
Thu, Sep 20, 2018
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Quintessential moderate who understood plurality of India
Atal Bihar Vajpayee’s spirit of moderation, and of give-and-take to find solutions, endeared him to leaders across the board.
Fri, Aug 17, 2018
Churn at the grass roots
Dissatisfaction with the ruling party will exert pressure on the Opposition to come together.
Tue, Apr 10, 2018
As Sonia Gandhi makes way
Rahul Gandhi takes over a party she held together, a party that made possible Hindutva’s rise
Sat, Dec 16, 2017
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed: The man who built a bridge from the Valley
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has bequeathed the “talwar ki dhaar” he had walked on to Mehbooba, to fulfil his dreams for J&K — and for India.
Fri, Jan 08, 2016
The Battle For Bihar
The story of Bihar is incomplete without the stories of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav and their contrasting styles of functioning
Fri, Dec 25, 2015
PM Modi is here for 10 yrs, says Mufti Sayeed, adds: Dadri wrong, he must fight it politically
Calling the lynching in Dadri “an attack on India’s diversity”, Sayeed said the Prime Minister “must fight” elements trying to create a “communal” atmosphere in the country by “polarising communities”.
Thu, Oct 08, 2015
No impediment from BJP to her (Mehbooba) taking over. But I have to spend more time: Mufti Sayeed
An interview with Chief Minister of Jammu and Kahmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
Thu, Oct 08, 2015