Indian politics

Tharoor speaks wisely, Siddu caught with his foot in his mouth

Open

Karnataka CM says war with Pakistan is not an option, then backtracks under pressure, blames media

ABVP Gets a New Office

Rajeev Deshpande

The building is nine-storeyed with a modern auditorium on the first floor for media interactions and internal meetings

How Kejriwal Got Punjab To Host His Daughter’s Big Fat Wedding

Short Post

The former Delhi Chief Minister ensured that his daughter Harshita is married off in style

BJP’s Dravidian Face

Rajeev Deshpande

The stakes are high in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election in view of the heightened confrontation between Chief Minister MK Stalin and the BJP

The Numbers Game

V Shoba

How Karnataka’s caste census has ignited a political reckoning

A Failing Vote Bank

Rajeev Deshpande

Unambiguous support from BJP’s allies on the Waqf Bill and BJD’s decision to allow a conscience vote are evidence of more and more parties reassessing appeasement politics

Hidden Hand

Minhaz Merchant

Sonia Gandhi still evokes fear among Congress leaders

Caught Out on Hindi

Rajeev Deshpande

Vaiko is wedded to the Tamil identity cause and this saw him oppose the three-language formula

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Rahul Gandhi

PR Ramesh

The Congress leader is yet to become a serious politician

Abusing the Judicial Review Process

Siddharth Singh

The danger here is that judicial interventions in the legislative and executive domains will only breed lawlessness instead of fortifying the rule of law