politics

What Does Naidu Want, Really?

Amita Shah

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

Kashmir: The Cost of a Statement

Rahul Pandita

The architect of the BJP-PDP alliance in Kashmir has been sacked. Will it affect the partnership?

Northeast: Dividends of Geography

Siddharth Singh

The terms of governance will change as the lotus blooms in the Northeast

When Will Babasaheb Emerge from the Storeroom?

Rahul Pandita

The complexities of Dalit identity politics in Uttar Pradesh under BJP rule

Open Diary

Swapan Dasgupta

Will the BJP's performance in Tripura rub off on West Bengal?

Playing With Faith

V Shoba

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

Nehru vs Patel: Unity in Diversity

Shashi Tharoor

Let Narendra Modi too bring Nehru and Patel together in his vision for India

Nehru vs Patel: The Towering Two

Swapan Dasgupta

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