Politics

“Free” Schemes Lose Luster as Civic Mess Drowns AAP

Siddharth Singh

If there is one factor that looms large in AAP’s defeat it is its abysmal record of urban governance in Delhi

Modi Powers BJP to Historic Delhi Win

Rajeev Deshpande

Aam Admi Party crashes to defeat in the face of voter discontent over scams and poor governance while BJP gains on promises to combine welfare with double engine sarkar

Look Who’s Pulling I.N.D.I.A. Apart

Rajeev Deshpande

The upcoming Delhi Assembly polls have exposed the rifts in the Opposition alliance as Congress and AAP slug it out while other constituents strike discordant notes

Sheeshmahal Stings AAP

Rajeev Deshpande

Left with no option but to counter attack BJP but in doing so is placing the spotlight on the controversial residence formerly occupied by Arvind Kejriwal

A House of Mirrors

Rajeev Deshpande

BJP has made AAP anxious by targeting Arvind Kejriwal over an opulent official residence even as Delhi’s ruling party battles the fallout of corruption cases

Dr Singh in History

Rajeev Deshpande

He was the only non-Gandhi Congress prime minister to complete two terms but his achievements were overshadowed by the failure to curb corruption

Being Manmohan Singh

Rajeev Deshpande

Manmohan Singh holds the rare record of a non-Gandhi to complete two terms as a Congress PM but sterling achievements sit side by side with missed opportunities

The Man Who Opened India to the World

Siddharth Singh

With the passing away of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday night the saga of India’s transition from a statist economic system towards an open economy has come to an end