How Modi is navigating a rough diplomatic terrain after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Its creeping imposition goes against the constitutional tenets of transparency and equal opportunity while violating animal rights

The anti-BJP plank will resort to dividing the electorate along regional, religious, caste and linguistic lines in the run-up to 2024 despite the fact that such a strategy no longer yields the dividends it once did

It was the ‘double-engine’ magic of Modi-Yogi at work in UP. In the run-up to 2024, the unambiguous message is that leaders like Adityanath will give no quarter to slow-footed rivals

PR Ramesh and Rajeev Deshpande in conversation with Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh

The hijab controversy can take the country into dangerous territory but, unlike the 1980s, it will not take people years to grasp its import

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in conversation with PR Ramesh and Rajeev Deshpande

Every election season, interest groups revive old political tropes that are long past their relevance. With five states holding assembly polls in February and March, this year is no exception. The electorate, however, seems to have moved on

The fate of Modi’s vision for India hangs on the outcome of the Uttar Pradesh elections

The Kashi Vishwanath Dham project is the biggest attempt at India’s civilisational restoration since the rebuilding of the Somnath temple. It seeks to reconnect ordinary Hindus with their spiritual roots