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Neerja Chowdhury
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Amid G-20, Mandir, Mandal, and Bharat: Shaping the contours of BJP’s larger project for 2024Subscriber Only
September 09,2023 07:00:34 AM
Mohan Bhagwat’s comments on caste discrimination and quota show how far the RSS chief and the Sangh have travelled on the reservation question, and how it ties in with their play in the long run.
Sat, Sep 09, 2023
Battlelines for 2024: As BJP gets head start, INDIA bloc banks on math to checkmate Modi chemistrySubscriber Only
September 02,2023 15:58:00 PM
The biggest setback at Oppn Mumbai meet was an agreement being turned into a disagreement — the caste census issue, which was torpedoed by Mamata although it was part of the grouping’s July resolution
Sun, Sep 03, 2023
Few options on table, is Mallikarjun Kharge the card Congress – and INDIA – should play?Subscriber Only
August 25,2023 22:29:05 PM
The Cong president is a Dalit, can rally SCs behind him, pull in the South, and can claim years of administrative experience. But the question is how far will Cong go, and INDIA concede?
Sat, Aug 26, 2023
Vishwakarma and Vishwaguru: Mandal politics still looms large as PM Modi finetunes BJP’s OBC strategy ahead of 2024Subscriber Only
August 18,2023 21:48:42 PM
BJP knows it may not be able to get the backing of the more powerful OBC groups such as Yadavs and Kurmis in north India. By announcing the Vishwakarma Yojana, the prime minister is going all out to consolidate the support of the many small, but numerically large, backward groups.
Sat, Aug 19, 2023
No-trust vote: A missed chance for Oppn, a platform for Modi & Amit Shah to showcase govtSubscriber Only
August 11,2023 19:08:47 PM
While Rahul Gandhi's performance was disappointing, BJP's gambit seemed to be to make it a Modi versus him battle again in 2024, thus also fuelling the fears of regional parties in the I.N.D.I.A
Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Oppn insecurities, familiar fight for BJP: Why Rahul should keep away from the centre stageSubscriber Only
August 05,2023 07:02:27 AM
If the Congress leader moves out of the back seat he currently occupies, it may rock the Opposition alliance. And in the event he is reinstalled as MP, it may help the BJP by taking away from him the “victimhood” card that it had begun to be uncomfortable about.
Mon, Aug 07, 2023
Indira Gandhi as ‘a Hindu first and a Hindu last’, and the grieving mother who blamed herselfSubscriber Only
July 31,2023 08:30:35 AM
Excerpts from a rare insight into the lives of six prime ministers
Sun, Nov 19, 2023
The Manipur question should bother the govt; state needs to be seen, heardSubscriber Only
July 28,2023 21:34:26 PM
For decades, the Northeast was synonymous with insurgencies. It is only in recent years that relative political stability came to the region
Sat, Jul 29, 2023
Return of Sonia Gandhi: Congress’s ‘kavach’ takes her place at the head of Oppn tableSubscriber Only
July 21,2023 21:49:30 PM
The former Congress chief’s presence at the Bengaluru meeting was meant to reassure the party’s regional allies that it wants to take everyone along. It also kept the Congress in the lead role.
Sat, Jul 22, 2023
Kharge the unifier readies Congress for the long haul, but toughest stretch of the journey awaitsSubscriber Only
July 14,2023 22:33:56 PM
The Congress president has deftly managed to bring together warring factions in the party in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan. But this is just the first step in what is likely to be a long road to national revival
Sat, Jul 15, 2023
Shrinking Sharad Pawar, splitting NCP hold seeds for BJP’s 2024 plan: break regional parties, rebuild alliancesSubscriber Only
July 07,2023 21:39:20 PM
By breaking the Shiv Sena and the NCP, the BJP has shown its appetite for strengthening itself come what may. It is expected to turn its attention next to Bihar.
Sun, Jul 09, 2023
Rajiv & Shah Bano in mid-1980s to Modi in 2024: Why Uniform Civil Code is back on the frontburnerSubscriber Only
June 30,2023 21:26:21 PM
Does the UCC have the kind of traction today it did in the ’80s when it also got linked to the construction of the Ram Mandir? It will undoubtedly spread disquiet among the minority and other communities. Will it galvanize the BJP’s base?
Sat, Jul 01, 2023
Washington DC to Patna, the great 2024 game beginsSubscriber Only
June 23,2023 21:50:09 PM
Two meetings, worlds apart, set the stage for the showdown that is coming, as Oppn resolves to work out the micro details, and PM Modi unveils grand sweeps
Tue, Jun 27, 2023
Aurangzeb, bulldozer, hijab: why are moderates Fadnavis and Shivraj sounding so shrill? Will hate pay or is the worm turning?Subscriber Only
June 16,2023 21:29:43 PM
Can Hindu-Muslim polarisation yield BJP the political dividends it did in the past? There are enough indications that people may be getting that wee bit weary of this old “ghisa pita” technique.
Sat, Jun 17, 2023
Wrestlers’ plight shows how women are seen as labharthis, not equals; our politicians fail to sense the shiftSubscriber Only
June 09,2023 20:07:42 PM
The protesters are backed not just by “par kati mahilayen” but also village women, panchayats, khaps. There is a stirring in heartland India we have yet to fully comprehend
Sat, Jun 10, 2023
What the silent Modi Govt doesn’t get: everyone believes the wrestlers, everyone wants actionSubscriber Only
June 02,2023 20:19:43 PM
Travel through Haryana and you will hear these two messages loud and clear. And young girl wrestlers say: what will happen to us if Brij Bhushan Singh gets away
Sat, Jun 03, 2023
May 28 Parliament inauguration is a once-in-a-history moment, why Cong should rethink even at this late hour — and Modi should make an effortSubscriber Only
May 26,2023 21:26:38 PM
This is Parliament built in independent India to replace the one built during colonial rule — the PM could also have invited all CMs and Leaders of Opposition from all states… A larger plaque would have been needed but imagine the message for all generations to come. That’s not to be
Sat, May 27, 2023
The fall of Rijiju: With peace offering to judiciary, BJP shows it can stoop to conquer; more course-correction likelySubscriber Only
May 19,2023 21:07:31 PM
Narendra Modi is nothing if not flexible when it comes to winning or retaining political support. For the BJP, there is a lot of manthan in store. Watch out as the BJP mends fences wherever necessary
Sat, May 20, 2023
How Congress chooses its CM – with calm or chaos – will shape its trajectory in Karnataka and nationallySubscriber Only
May 14,2023 06:52:25 AM
Questions for BJP review: Did it miscalculate the immense diversity of Karnataka where Bajrang Bali may not find an echo? To what extent can party keep putting all its electoral eggs in Modi basket?
Wed, May 17, 2023
With U-turn, master strategist Sharad Pawar complicates Ajit Pawar’s plans — and BJP-Shinde’s designSubscriber Only
May 05,2023 21:39:59 PM
What will happen when the 83-year-old cancer survivor who works round the clock for his party, starts to speak of the betrayal of the very people whose political careers he built?
Sat, May 06, 2023
Mandal 2.0, and why Opposition may not be able to ride it like last timeSubscriber Only
April 28,2023 19:47:30 PM
BJP has proved one step ahead in wooing OBCs, and been more effective in Mandalising itself than Mandal parties have been in nationalising themselves
Sat, Apr 29, 2023
The elimination of don Atiq’s empire: how Yogi has consolidated his politics of crackdownSubscriber Only
April 21,2023 21:49:53 PM
Like the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots polarised the state along Hindu-Muslim lines in the run-up to the 2014 LS polls, the Atiq-Ashraf killings threaten to do the same ahead of the big battle in 2024
Sat, Apr 22, 2023
To be or not to be with BJP: How veteran Sharad Pawar navigates this matters in the run-up to 2024Subscriber Only
April 14,2023 21:59:06 PM
A 24x7x365 politician, Sharad Pawar faces yet another difficult decision at the tail end of his 55-year-long political career, aware that his next steps will reverberate beyond his family and Maharashtra.
Sat, Apr 15, 2023
The importance of Ghulam Nabi Azad: He got Modi’s warmth in a speech, will he get the izzat Rahul didn’t give him?Subscriber Only
April 07,2023 20:28:28 PM
The coming together of Azad, Dr Karan Singh, Farooq Abdullah, even at a social event, could be a straw in the shifting J&K wind
Sat, Apr 08, 2023
Why is Kejriwal so strident, how sticky is Opposition’s new Rahul glue against Modi?Subscriber Only
March 31,2023 20:13:54 PM
Nothing is more important for the Congress today than winning Karnataka. Everything else can wait until May 10. Democracy is not likely to go anywhere till then
Sat, Apr 01, 2023Journalism of Courage
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