Narendra Modi

In Praise of the Risk Taker

Shekhar Gupta

What does the rise of Modi and Kejriwal, and the stalling of Rahul, say about Indian politics?

Mogambo in the Sacred City

Aatish Taseer

The wait is over. The Congress Party has found a man to fight Modi from Benares.

What Modi can learn from 2009

James Astill

The Political Editor of The Economist returns to the last General Election to make sense of India 2014

He is as feared and admired a politician as his mentor. His strategic skills and organisational acumen are as legendary as the controversies that swirl around him are never-ending. PR Ramesh embarks on a journey in search of the real Amit Shah, variously described as the man who holds the key to Narendra Modi’s conscience, a ruthless artist of realpolitik , the smartest spin doctor in town and the man nobody dares mess with. A definitive portrait

BJP and the Post-Ayodhya God

S Prasannarajan

On a closer read, the BJP’s manifesto ‘One India, Greater India’ is the party’s most definitive documentation of life after Ayodhya.

It Was a Faith Accompli

PR Ramesh

Varanasi for Modi was chosen nine months ago. The inside story of how the House of Saffron took its boldest decision.

The Ghats are Alive

Mihir Srivastava

Talking Modi by the Ganga

Pilgrim’s Progress

Ullekh NP

Hinduism’s holiest destination has become Indian politics’ hottest dateline which will test the faith and tenacity of the man around whom the arguments about our national destiny swirl. A report on the political symbolism of Varanasi