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Virendra Kapoor

Virendra Kapoor is a political commentator based in Delhi

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Collective Identity

In 40-odd seats in Maharashtra, Muslims voting as a single bloc can make the difference between winning and losing

08 November 2024
Elected Emperor
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Elected Emperor

Arvind Kejriwal had the keys to the Delhi treasury with no one empowered to question him how he spent the manna

25 October 2024
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Toilet Seat Tax

Yes, you read it right: Toilet Seat Tax (TST). Every house in urban Himachal was expected to pay ₹25 per toilet seat per month to the cash-strapped government

11 October 2024
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Hindu-Muslim Fault Lines

Most Congress leaders of freedom struggle talked of Hindu-Muslim unity in public while they were communal in private life

27 September 2024
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Modi is human, too

How can anyone hold it against him if he feels betrayed by the outcome of the last parliamentary polls?

13 September 2024
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A Worn-Out Old LP

Rahul Gandhi seems to be stuck on a caste survey without which, he suggests, the hitherto weaker castes cannot be expected to make any progress

30 August 2024
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Standout Economy

Thanks to the prudent management of the country’s finances despite a vastly enlarged welfare net

16 August 2024
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Misplaced Elation

Instead of confusing quality with quantity, the Gandhi scion might profit from the excellent role

05 July 2024
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Three Gandhis

To fawn over in Parliament

21 June 2024
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To defeat Modi at all costs

Muslims were summoned by a higher power to vote out BJP

07 June 2024

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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