The grand alliance of Bihar begins to unravel as Nitish Kumar loses patience with his wily partner
As he prepares for the next round of elections after UP, the BJP president reveals his mind
Of sacrifice and strategic precision
The Centre is determined to deny minority status to Aligarh Muslim University
Unravelling the political plot
Provocative clerics, frenzied mobs and the widening fault lines of communal India
Astute manipulation of the caste matrix and a savvy campaign led the Grand Alliance of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad to an epochal victory. The BJP underestimated the power of its opponent and fell victim to its own contradictions
Devoid of ideas and dismissive of its own legacy, the Congress, its social base fast eroding, faces its biggest leadership crisis
An ambitious Modi with Kashmir on his mind is desperate for a piece of history in South Asia but will Nawaz Sharif let him?
A new frenzy of hope grips Raisina Hill as growth gains momentum
CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
Brahma 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 several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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