MJ Akbar
The conceptual daring and strategic potential of an economic corridor
The respondents considered Modi a strong and charismatic leader who alone could stand up to a belligerent China and a hostile Pakistan
Can the grand alliance of the Opposition survive its inbuilt contradictions before taking on the ruling coalition led by Modi at his peak?
NCP’s best Lok Sabha tally was nine seats two decades ago but that never came in the way of Sharad Pawar being projected as a prime ministerial candidate. That image of the wily strategist has been shattered by Ajit Pawar’s departure
The splits in NCP and Shiv Sena have expanded NDA and hurt the Opposition’s efforts to present a united challenge to Narendra Modi in 2024
TDP reaches out to BJP and announces a welfare package ahead of next year’s assembly election in Andhra Pradesh
Every time the Indian economy seems capable of sustaining high growth, welfare populism makes a comeback