politics

Cloak and Swagger

Dhirendra K. Jha

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

Haima Deshpande

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

Bloodied Bengal and Its Bhadralok

Jaideep Mazumdar

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

Dear Mama, When Do I Grow Up?

Jatin Gandhi

Varun Gandhi still needs his mother to fight his battles

Attack of the Clones

CP Surendran

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

Jaideep Mazumdar

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

Milch Maketh the Maths

Shivam Vij

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

Reverse Swing

KA Shaji

In yet another U-turn, Jayalalithaa has warped the electoral pitch in Tamil Nadu by declaring support for the Sri Lankan Tamil dream of an independent Eelam

Wired for Victory, Sirji

VK Shashikumar

It’s an information revolution in India’s remotest corners. Here’s how Naveen Patnaik’s BJD used technology and statistical wizardry to beat anti incumbency