Rajeev Deshpande

The Maharashtra result marks a watershed for the state and bolsters the Modi government, validating its ideological agenda even as Jharkhand hails the rise of Hemant Soren

A three-fourth majority for NDA buries Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray ambitions, consolidate feel good factor for BJP ahead of Parliament winter session. Soren is new tribal mascot

BJP banks on Hindutva mobilisation and welfare schemes to maintain the Haryana momentum while the I.N.D.I.A. alliance rests its hopes on a mix of populist promises, caste and the muslim vote

Hundreds of Fact Checkers scanned every word Donald Trump uttered but missed the message American voters who flocked to hear the Republican leader were conveying

India wants an end to the war in Ukraine in its own interest. While a proactive role has its risks, there is room for creative diplomacy to meet Delhi’s geopolitical goals

Border breakthrough happened as keeping troops locked up in Himalayas delivered diminishing returns to China more than four years after the bloody clash at Galwan

The India-China border thaw indicates Chinese tactical incursions along the Line of Actual Control have reached a point of diminishing returns

India-Canada ties hit rock bottom as the Modi government draws a red line over attempts to implicate Indian diplomats in the murder of a Khalistani activist