Politics

The Great Rebound

Rajeev Deshpande

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

The Dalit Factor in Haryana: The Rustle of Resentment

Rajeev Deshpande

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

Beware the Silent Voters

Badri Narayan

They could decide the winners in Haryana

The Ahirwal Arena

Rajeev Deshpande

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

Defusing the Demographic Bomb

Siddharth Singh

Can a set of new Bills solve Assam’s problem of illegal immigration once and for all?

Breaking Point

Lhendup G Bhutia | Madhavankutty Pillai

The collapse of a statue of Shivaji, Maharashtra’s biggest icon, has led to a political slugfest in the run-up to the Assembly elections

Ear to the Ground

Amita Shah

BJP hopes former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren will help it recover the tribal vote it has lost

The United Votes of Hindus

Rajeev Deshpande

Attacks on their culture and beliefs have made Indian Americans more politically aware and willing to reconsider traditional choices in a hard-fought election