Yet again settlers from one Indian state have taken over large parts of another’s farmland, altering the farm economy, power equations and social setup.
24 September 2009Jaganmohan Reddy’s CM aspirations haven’t gone down well with the Congress
10 September 2009Leila Kabir and Jaya Jaitly are waging a battle of intrigue for George Fernandes’ political legacy
19 August 2009With renewed talk of a rift between Manmohan Singh and Pranab Mukherjee, Congress circles are abuzz with balance-of-power whispers.
30 July 2009It ruled the cow belt for two decades but is now headed for oblivion. An analysis of a social revolution that went wrong
23 July 2009Though fighting oppression in West Bengal, Maoists are busy oppressing their own cadres in Jharkhand. Dissent is not an option in their ideology
26 June 2009A roundup of post-poll government formation possibilities explains why the political fission caused by the nuclear deal may bring Mayawati to the fore
22 June 2009The RJD chief was once thought to be invincible in his home state. Now Nitish Kumar is working overtime to draft his political obituary
18 June 2009The hustings are over, but the action has just begun as political parties embark on negotiations for government formation. It’s deal time and here are the dealmakers
18 June 2009The great novelist was born in Bihar. Who cares to remember? None, if the derelict state of his house is any indication
13 June 2009Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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