politics
The Bellary Alarum
Anil B. Lulla
The BJP is riven again as the Reddy brothers bay for the head of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa. Earthy interests lie at the heart of their rebellion
The Muslim Marxist
Modi’s communist admirer is contesting a bypoll on a Congress ticket. If anyone understands AP Abdulla Kutty, do write in.
India This Week
BJP-SAD discord; Smoking fines; Condom as an election symbol; Naxal plans backfire; Land-related carnage in Bihar
Anyone Seen Her Lately?
The Lady of Poes Garden has vanished from Chennai to a little known tea garden in the Nilgiris. Tamil politics awaits her return, stars willing.
Andhra’s Suicide Frenzy
Nearly 50 suicides and 300 heart attacks. It’s the toll news of YSR’s death has taken in the state
Amid Flying Bricks and Rubble
The party that Lal Krishna Advani built so dedicatedly for so long has started coming apart and the ‘iron man’ is still at the centre of it all, whether partymen and the RSS want him there or not
The Death of Ideology
Why is it that since 1992, despite umpteen changes of government in India and several different Prime Ministers of every ilk—left, right and centre—it feels as if we have had the same government in power for 17 years?
Statue of Debility
The trust deficit between India and the US is unmistakable. What is it about America’s South Asia policy that gives the sense India has been downgraded?
Cloak and Swagger
Leila Kabir and Jaya Jaitly are waging a battle of intrigue for George Fernandes’ political legacy
The Maoist Mood
So long as Nepal cannot attain political stability without them, the landlocked country’s Maoists have the strongest hand to play. What might Prachanda’s next move look like?
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