2024 Elections

A Handle on Bonds

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Narendra Modi’s comments on the electoral bonds case stand out as he suggested that while there is room for improvement in political funding, the Supreme Court’s decision to scrap the initiative altogether was a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater

Benefits of a Beer Campaign

MJ Akbar

And hammering home the truth about Congress

Opposition Role

Swapan Dasgupta

The influx of Congress stalwarts into BJP is no doubt an indication that Rahul Gandhi isn’t quite succeeding in energising the party

The Politics of Alarmism

S Prasannarajan

Those who charge Modi’s India with extra-constitutionalism mistake adherence for absolutism

When You Don’t Pay Your Dues…

Rajeev Deshpande

Congress’ bid to argue that the tax cases against it are politically motivated is unconvincing and adds to the negative baggage it carries ahead of elections