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The Death of Ideology

Hartosh Singh Bal

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?

A School for Politicians

For Rs 2.75 lakh, a Pune institution promises to turn you into a full-fledged neta

Bloodied Bengal and Its Bhadralok

Why violence maintains its currency as a political tool in West Bengal

Dear Mama, When Do I Grow Up?

Varun Gandhi still needs his mother to fight his battles

Attack of the Clones

Your correspondent catches Varun Gandhi in an awkward moment to get a hang of what’s really going on in the young politician’s head

High on Issues

Jaswant Singh is seeking votes in Darjeeling on the promise of his support for the Gorkhaland cause

Milch Maketh the Maths

From the cool cubicles of the corporate world to buffalo distribution, Annu Tandon has taken quite an arc to enter the dusty fields of electoral politics in Uttar Pradesh

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