Narendra Modi

Bihar: The Great Election Scare

Tufail Ahmad

How political parties in Bihar increasingly use fear as a tool to draw Muslim votes

Simmering Border Heat

Ullekh NP

NSA-level talks called off. LoC tensions on the rise. Non-state actors on a rampage. Is Pakistan’s military brass emboldened by an upcoming opportunity in Afghanistan?

Politics As Costume Drama

Sunanda K Datta-Ray

It’s not for nothing that Indian politicians are so conscious of what they wear

Modi in UAE: Bridging the Gulf

Harsh V. Pant

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE presages a new role for India in a geo-politically important region

Congress: From Here to Where?

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

Devoid of ideas and dismissive of its own legacy, the Congress, its social base fast eroding, faces its biggest leadership crisis

Being Free to Be Free

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Let neither fear nor community piety usurp our freedom

Bihar: Land without Justice

PR Ramesh

As Bihar is set to become a defining battle for Narendra Modi, Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar, the political cartel of backward castes faces a mortal threat from the underdogs