Rajeev Deshpande
Bihar CM’s return as JD(U) chief set into motion yet another re-alignment in Patna as Congress’s refusal to consider Kumar for a key role in INDIA alliance irked the party
The opposition hopes the Bihar caste survey will revive the Mandal debate but BJP’s Hindutva-plus model has changed the ground rules
An Opposition alliance has unseated a strong incumbent at the Centre only when it has had a promise to sell and a charismatic leader. The anti-Modi alliance has neither while its own contradictions threaten to pull it apart
The recent visit of North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-Un to Russia is being viewed from varying perspectives
Despite JD(U) denials Bihar CM’s early departure from the Bengaluru Opposition enclave fuels speculation
Can the grand alliance of the Opposition survive its inbuilt contradictions before taking on the ruling coalition led by Modi at his peak?
Biden has been far less ‘ideological’ than many other US presidents and sees a genuine need to build common ground with India