Indian politics

A Mixed Legacy

Dhiraj Nayyar

Manmohan Singh was the implementer of reforms, not their architect

Reform Season

Open

The chatterati is waiting to see if the government bites the bullet

The Priyanka Papers

Minhaz Merchant

Her presence in Lok Sabha normalises the idea of dynasty

Sensex Or Gold: Which Will Hit The 1-Lakh Mark In 2025?

Short Post

The shine and lure of gold is much more than equity even though over the last four years equity investors have grown over four times

RSS At 100

Ram Madhav

Keeping the Parivar and the Party separate for the sake of the nation

A Life In Four Acts

Siddharth Singh

A political biography of the Indian Constitution

India’s Message to Yunus

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Bangladesh’s current rulers need to keep in mind when they consider India’s requests to protect minorities

Populism At Play

Siddharth Singh

A year of many elections saw India’s freebie fetish push state-level expenditures beyond margins of safety

Missed Call

Rajeev Deshpande

Internal drift and worn-out themes have shrunk Congress and kept the party from capitalising on the Lok Sabha results while a defining idea to counter BJP still eludes the Opposition

Waqf JPC Works Below the Radar

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The polarisation on the issue—many Muslim organisations have opposed the Bill—makes it almost mandatory for anti-BJP parties dependent on minority votes to oppose the legislation tooth and nail