Congress

Slow Pace of Fast Change

Jatin Gandhi

The Rahul-led Congress has been on a rollercoaster that could disorient anybody else. The young leader, however, retains his smile.

The Great Congress Reconquest

Dhirendra K. Jha

India’s grand old party is sitting pretty, notching up one electoral triumph after another. Is the long forgotten Tina—there is no alternative—factor back with a bang?

Boy Who Burst out of His Bubble

Rahul Pandita

He spoke of his Dream India where everyone could dream freely. Tsk, tsk, we said. Then came the electoral tests. He lost some, won some. But now he finally has our attention.

After UP, a Congress Comeback in Bihar

Dhirendra K. Jha

The party got a big chunk of upper caste votes in the state.

It’s for Congress to Set a Dynastic Example

Dhirendra K. Jha

Jaganmohan Reddy’s CM aspirations haven’t gone down well with the Congress

It Was Neither Nehru Nor Jinnah

Ninad D. Sheth

Neither had the power to set the agenda for the Partition. The blame lies squarely with the British empire and its representative at the time—Mountbatten.

Tugs at the Top

Dhirendra K. Jha

With renewed talk of a rift between Manmohan Singh and Pranab Mukherjee, Congress circles are abuzz with balance-of-power whispers.

Dear Mama, When Do I Grow Up?

Jatin Gandhi

Varun Gandhi still needs his mother to fight his battles

UPA’s Twenty20 Governance

Jatin Gandhi

The UPA has been given an opportunity to fulfill a billion hopes. Yet, the Centre has created unnecessary pressure on itself by declaring a 100-day deadline

Milch Maketh the Maths

Shivam Vij

From the cool cubicles of the corporate world to buffalo distribution, Annu Tandon has taken quite an arc to enter the dusty fields of electoral politics in Uttar Pradesh