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The Critical Insider

Mani Shankar Aiyar

Writer and politician Javed Jabbar tells the tale of his tangled relations with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Benazir Bhutto

Five Myths About How India Votes

Every election season, interest groups revive old political tropes that are long past their relevance. With five states holding assembly polls in February and March, this year is no exception. The electorate, however, seems to have moved on

Anger Management

The aesthetics of Indian politics—XII

TMC’s Three Gifts

… now every Goan can live on their own land

Bharat Lal: The Favourite

Some say the appointment as Lokpal secretary is a stepping stone for Lal to eventually become principal secretary to the prime minister

The Tides of Change

Swinging political fortunes that defined the post-World War II era

In Uddhav Thackeray’s Absence

Nobody expects to question the prolonged absence of the chief minister

The Myth of Hindu Pakistan

Salman Rushdie is both right and wrong about India

Goodbye 2021 and Good Riddance

A spy among friends and bonding with Ian Fleming

The Krishna Quotient

The aesthetics of Indian politics—XI

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