Opposition unity remains elusive with Congress hurtling from crisis to crisis as old and potential allies grow more suspicious
27 August 2021Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s digital drive and cash transfers are helping the bottom half of the Indian pyramid climb up the economic ladder despite the pandemic
30 July 2021The Adityanath government has steered Uttar Pradesh away from its reputation as a laggard. From vaccination to ease of doing business, women’s safety to building infrastructure, the state is increasingly leading the way
09 July 2021Nitish Kumar has his image to flaunt and political momentum on his side, thanks to a formidable partnership with the BJP which wants to leave nothing to chance
16 October 2020In the wake of the recent reverse migration, the Centre and key states are taking measures to offer India’s travelling labour force social security and better employability
05 June 2020The campaign against the government’s response to the pandemic has borrowed from the playbook of Chinese propaganda but has hit a wall in the trust Narendra Modi enjoys
01 May 2020The Modi spell is intact in Maharashtra but Jat anger tilts the balance in Haryana
25 October 2019Modi becomes the first Prime Minister since Indira Gandhi to return to power with an absolute majority for his party
24 May 2019Rahul Gandhi shows he has what it takes
13 December 2018A proposal by the tainted Cambridge Analytica details how it can revive the Congress
29 March 2018Brahma 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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