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Politics

Chandrababu Naidu Makes His Move

TDP reaches out to BJP and announces a welfare package ahead of next year’s assembly election in Andhra Pradesh

Peace By Peace

Manipur has an adequate legal machinery to end the violence and restore order without splintering the state

‘Our roads will rival those of the US by the end of 2024,’ says Nitin Gadkari

After nine years as Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari’s achievements include radically increasing the pace of highway construction to 28.3 km a day. But, he tells Open, his biggest success is the popularisation of e-rickshaws

The Problem of Plenty

With too many commitments and contenders, Karnataka’s Congress government has to get its balancing act right

Soft Power Down Under

India’s thriving film industry and popular culture

Contested Homelands

In Manipur, old histories of distrust and apprehensions of losing territory to other ethnic communities have meant that peace remains fragile

A Preface to the Future

Minority appeasement has paid off but how far will Congress go?

The Price of Populism

Congress’ five social guarantees can jeopardise the state’s fiscal health

Breaking the Deadlock

How the leadership brawl between Karnataka’s two tallest Congress leaders ended in Siddaramaiah’s favour

How BJP Missed and Congress Scored

There are lessons from Karnataka for both parties ahead of the 2024 General Election

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