Rajeev Deshpande

BJP banks on PM Narendra Modi turning Lok Sabha elections into presidential contests

The sudden fall of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government in Maharashtra would have worked to convince Nitish Kumar that RCP Singh might well be the Trojan horse of Bihar

The murder of a BJP youth leader in coastal Karnataka, the birthplace of Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal, poses a challenge for the state government

BS Bommai, Chief Minister of Karnataka, in conversation with Rajeev Deshpande

Unlike the sensational night-time helicopter raid that ended Osama bin Laden’s career in Pakistan’s Abbottabad, Ayman al-Zawahiri met a rather tame end

A Congress in disarray has sharpened rivalries among Opposition parties while Modi is already in election mode

In states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

Five years on, GST has survived politics and is helping economic growth

As Sri Lanka descends into anarchy, India watches with caution

How Narendra Modi strengthened India’s defence