Narendra Modi

Minority Show

Anil Budur Lulla

Jayalalithaa’s way of deflecting Muslim attention from her apparent pro-Modi tilt

Devil’s Alternative

Jatin Gandhi

It’s Indian politics. The more things change, the more choiceless it gets

Business as Unusual

Aresh Shirali

Murphy’s Law to Modi’s Law, something remarkable seems to be underway

Those Who Do Not Want to Bury Modi

Hartosh Singh Bal

Commentators warming up to Modi forget that his decade in power has seen the logic of the 2002 violence pursued by other means

The Cult of NaMo

Hartosh Singh Bal

For millions, reality does not seem to count

Nitish set to junk BJP for 2014 polls

Dhirendra K Jha

The continuing rise of Narendra Modi in the BJP is hampering Nitish’s calculations in Bihar

“Modi can be finished only in the political arena”

Amit Baruah

Autorickshaw drivers know the way to Sanjiv Bhatt’s house in Memnagar, Ahmedabad. It currently resembles a campaign office as Shweta Bhatt, the IPS officer’s wife, gears up for electoral battle against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Outside, a motley group of cops shuffles about with no obvious purpose. Inside, between many phone calls, the man who has taken on Modi, tells Amit Baruah that he has gone beyond thinking about the personal consequences of his actions. Excerpts from the conversation