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Sonia Gandhi’s Iftaar Democracy

Kumar Anshuman

It also turned out to be an occasion to exhibit the new-found friendship with Janata Dal (United), which assumes significance in the wake of Bihar Assembly elections scheduled later this year

Congress in Revival Mode?

Congress has turned aggressive as Rahul Gandhi prepares to take full command later this year, but old rhetoric and internal rifts hold the party back

One Rank One Pension

Seeing the Centre dither even after it allotted Rs 1,000 crore to the scheme last July, a massive protest rally has been announced for 14 June

“Arresting the party’s decline is my biggest challenge”

Sitaram Yechury, CPM's new general secretary, meets Open Assistant Editor Kumar Anshuman for a wide-ranging conversation. Excerpts

The relaunch of Rahul Gandhi

The 56 days ‘Chintan’ has not changed Rahul Gandhi much and he has yet to become Rahul 2.0. But it’s a marketing strategy that seems to be working for Congress as of now

TRANSITION TRAUMA

Why a section of the Congress thinks Rahul Gandhi’s absence is good for the party even as Sonia Gandhi prepares for a transfer of power

Among the Believers

A temple for Narendra Modi and other shrines for politicians. A pilgrimage

Manmohan Singh: The Autumn Of The Abandoned

The humiliation of Manmohan Singh, now an accused in the coal allotment scam, continues even after his 7 Race Course Road days. The pain of being let down by erstwhile loyalists and protégés is not lessened by the fig leaf of support offered by the party at the last minute

‘Modi should emulate Vajpayee on Kashmir’

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the PDP leader who is set to become the next Chief Minister of J&K, spoke to Open's Managing Editor on a range of issues

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