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Congress

After Patel, Who?

Jayanta Ghosal

Could Kamal Nath or P Chidambaram take over the role?

The Message from Seemanchal

Congress’ last Muslim bastion in the north has collapsed

Ahmed Patel (1949-2020): Power Behind the Power

Patel was a lone ranger in a party known for its groupism. With his death, Sonia Gandhi has lost the golden bridge linking her family to the party. And it can get very lonely up there in a castle of melting wax

The Nehru Appeal

For posterity, he remains a subcontinental giant who bestrode the global stage

PV Narasimha Rao: In Praise of an Internationalist

Revisiting PV Narasimha Rao’s foreign policy in his centenary year

Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020)

He understood that democratic politics is algebra, where various parts of the electoral equation are held together by governance, not deposits in vote banks

The Secret Diaries

Former President Pranab Mukherjee used to maintain a personal diary that he wrote late night after finishing all his work

Enter the Unregistered Opposition

As the Congress vacates the space of an active opposition with a counter-argument, civil society activists and other professional dissenters rush in to fill the vacuum

Gandhis Win, Congress Loses

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi can have the satisfaction of a Pyrrhic victory. The party has formally reaffirmed their leadership, but it is seen as completely out of sync with the times

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