Jayanta Ghosal
When Pakistan’s former High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit lauded Mamata Banerjee for her political acumen
Former Naxalite, king of B-grade films and hotel magnate Mithun Chakraborty has traversed the political spectrum to finally land a breakout role
Debashree Mukherjee, joint secretary in the PMO, is one of those people who inform Modi on issues central to the states
The 2021 struggle for power is shaped by history, geography, demography—and a miracle by the mahatma, argues MJ Akbar
Identity still holds the key to West Bengal despite the pronounced economic disparities
The trick in an election is to balance the national appeal with local faces. Language matters, and often doesn’t matter
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Mamata Banerjee for her disciplined physical exercise regimen