National Politics

Desperately Dynasties

MJ Akbar

The question of Bengal 2024: From the mountain to the sea, who shall it be?

Haryana Surprise

The need for change had become palpable in the last several months as aspects of governance, most notably the functioning of civic bodies, suffered, giving rise to public discontent

Rao As Bharat Ratna

Open

Narasimha Rao stands out as he was often not only denied his due but was subjected to undeserved calumny at the hands of partisan commentators.

Moribund I.N.D.I.A.

Virendra Kapoor

Mamata Banerjee offering just one seat to Congress

Come What May

MJ Akbar

How interesting can a race with one runner be?

Gandhi’s Soft Power

Open

A combination of hard and soft power is often described as “smart power” and this, if applied judiciously, often delivers the best results

Winds of Change

Open

Hemant Soren has so far ducked ED summons for questioning in a case relating to illegal mining and money laundering

Political Partisanship

Virendra Kapoor

Ahead of the ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad, a number of opposition leaders seemed concerned that BJP would try and capitalise on India winning the championship

Rumble In BJD

Open

Veteran BJD leader and Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, setting off talk of whether the MP would switch sides to BJP.

Congress’ Double Fault

Open

The Congress resolution failed to name Hamas as the aggressor and media in-charge Jairam Ramesh said the party supports the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people