The writer taught political science at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, and is chief editor of 'Studies in Indian Politics'.
April 22,2013 00:08:19 AM
Speeches in poor taste are not new in Maharashtra. Ajit Pawars resort to a tested strategy speaks of a deeper malaise
April 04,2013 00:16:12 AM
New strains in coalition politics may be redefining power-sharing for the future
March 08,2013 03:57:50 AM
Why this years assembly elections could be the tea leaves for 2014
July 23,2012 03:08:39 AM
NCPs shrunken options in Maharashtra will weigh heavy as he mulls his future in UPA
April 26,2012 01:47:32 AM
The failure to construct an all-India motif has led to the return of the federalism debate
September 14,2011 03:40:16 AM
Representatives are not just delegates they balance their constituencys interests with the larger public good.
August 06,2011 00:38:26 AM
Is intra-party democracy more important than the party?
June 30,2011 00:54:10 AM
What some call factionalism is actually healthy negotiation and deliberation the soul of intra-party democracy.
April 27,2011 03:06:35 AM
So,Pune is now being represented from behind the bars,at least for a week. This distinction has been brought to the city by sitting Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi.
April 15,2011 01:14:47 AM
When three-fourths of the electorate turns out to vote,what does it tell us?
March 02,2010 22:20:08 PM
Pune today is a city of contrasts and frivolities
September 12,2009 02:43:20 AM
Why the Congress is re-evaluating its marriage with the NCP....
March 20,2009 23:58:50 PM
Are we going back to post-election alliances rather than pre-poll coalitions?
October 25,2004 00:00:00 AM
Claims over the post of chief minister brought the NCP into national focus last week. But there has been little realisation of the true mean...
October 08,2004 00:00:00 AM
For over half a century now, politics in Maharashtra has been known for the domination of the Maratha-Kunbi caste cluster. And because this ...
