Congress

Final Call in Karnataka: A Wave or a Goodbye?

V Shoba

The BJP bets on Modi magic and caste arithmetic to beat a popular chief minister

An Embarrassment of Saffron Riches

V Shoba

The famous Reddy brothers and other worthies of oversized reputations make the mining district of Ballari a site of titanic clashes

Judiciary: Saving the Institution

Siddharth Singh

In rejecting the petition to remove the Chief Justice of India, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has helped fortify the independence of the higher judiciary

Swami Aseemanand: Myth of the Monk Who Preached Terror

PR Ramesh

Swami Aseemanand’s acquittal brings to an end the cries over saffron jihad

Reclaiming the Coast

V Shoba

Open follows the taproot of Hindutva politics in Dakshina Kannada

A Private Figure

Urvashi Butalia

It’s the personal that makes this political memoir of Sheila Dikshit different

Cambridge Analytica: The Foreign Hand

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

A proposal by the tainted Cambridge Analytica details how it can revive the Congress

Karnataka Elections 2018: Close Encounter

V Shoba

Karnataka 2018 could be BJP’s grand prelude to India 2019. Can Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contain the force?

Can the Indian Left Reinvent Itself?

Ullekh NP

Communists face a do-or-die battle for survival

Narendra Modi: Optimum Power

PR Ramesh

The undiminished popularity of Narendra Modi and the unmatched organisational skills of Amit Shah have made BJP India’s natural party of governance. Is India closer than ever to one-party dominance?