Rajeev Deshpande

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

Sonam Wangchuk’s demand for Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh is misplaced as the strategically sensitive region needs more, not less, integration with the rest of India

BJP regains momentum with its historic hat-trick in Haryana, allowing Modi to renew his attack on Congress as a party driven by a divisive agenda, while Jammu & Kashmir delivers a pro-development verdict

Congress suffered a major setback as hopes of a victory in Haryana evaporated as BJP’s social coalition prevailed while it under-performed in J&K too

Dalit disenchantment with BJP is making the Haryana polls a close contest

Southern Haryana’s Yadav belt is critical to BJP’s prospects as it faces electoral headwinds over a slack second term. Rajeev Deshpande reports

Arvind Kejriwal's resignation sets the stage for an epic battle for Delhi with an AAP mired in corruption cases and a BJP hopeful of staging a comeback

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi’s India visit and Delhi’s engagement with Gulf foreign ministers in Riyadh reinforce mutual security and strategic cooperation