Rajeev Deshpande

India hopes Trump’s stated desire to leave behind a legacy as a unifier is based on hard-nosed realism and practical considerations will drive the bilateral relationship

The Sheesh Mahal controversy and the liquor scandal, BJP leaders believe, have made a strong impression on the voter and are therefore prominent aspects of the party’s election campaign

The upcoming Delhi Assembly polls have exposed the rifts in the Opposition alliance as Congress and AAP slug it out while other constituents strike discordant notes

Will the shortsightedness of AAP leaders hurt the party?

Left with no option but to counter attack BJP but in doing so is placing the spotlight on the controversial residence formerly occupied by Arvind Kejriwal

The BJP has asked Shivraj Singh Chouhan to lead its outreach in the urban-rural pockets

BJP has made AAP anxious by targeting Arvind Kejriwal over an opulent official residence even as Delhi’s ruling party battles the fallout of corruption cases

The official position over the entry of Starlink is that the service must pass security and regulatory tests

Accelerating reforms and reviving growth will be the Modi government’s key task even as a recharged BJP takes on the Opposition in Delhi and Bihar

He was the only non-Gandhi Congress prime minister to complete two terms but his achievements were overshadowed by the failure to curb corruption