politics

Slow Pace of Fast Change

Jatin Gandhi

The Rahul-led Congress has been on a rollercoaster that could disorient anybody else. The young leader, however, retains his smile.

Retired from Active Suicide

Haima Deshpande

A man who played politics by frequently staging his own suicide and lived to tell the tale.

From Bullet to Ballot

Dhirendra K. Jha

Old rivalries resurface as Naxals face poll challenges from within their ranks. The Jharkhand election could determine the future of Naxalism.

God Has Left Politics

Hartosh Singh Bal

There’s proof Indians are becoming more religious. Yet the days of politics based on religion seem to be over. What happened?

Where Did Dr No-No Go?

KA Shaji

Ambumani Ramadoss shook up TV screens and then vanished. Here’s a look at a politician and a party that miscalculated their future badly.

The Girl Who Dared

Rahul Pandita

A Kashmiri who fell in love with a Jammu businessman across the religious divide seeks justice after he was killed by the police in Srinagar.

It’s a 999-page report. It took 17 years, cost Rs 8 crore and had 399 sittings with depositions from 33 Commission witnesses, 53 Central Government witnesses and 14 defence witnesses—100 in all. As one of those hundred, I want to have my say. In full. So here it is.