As the last receptacles of a homeless ideology, Indian communists have become archival assets
He played many parts in the Indian political theatre, from kingmaker to outright opportunist. His new role puts the TDP leader at a crossroads again
The architect of the BJP-PDP alliance in Kashmir has been sacked. Will it affect the partnership?
The terms of governance will change as the lotus blooms in the Northeast
The complexities of Dalit identity politics in Uttar Pradesh under BJP rule
With the Congress cashing in on the Lingayats’ demand for a separate religious identity, Karnataka’s caste politics comes full circle on the eve of a nervous Assembly election
Let Narendra Modi too bring Nehru and Patel together in his vision for India
Nehru and Patel didn’t fight. They worked as a team from Independence to Patel’s death in 1950, with Nehru as the leader.However, these two towering personalities were never similar. Their approaches were divergent. In time, they would probably have parted ways. That parting didn’t happen