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Shah Bano 2.0

PR Ramesh

The hijab controversy can take the country into dangerous territory but, unlike the 1980s, it will not take people years to grasp its import

Who Will Be President?

From the stable of the ruling BJP, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh seems to be the first choice

Love and Separation

The aesthetics of Indian politics XIII

The Left-liberal Bias

Of the Western media against the “pro-Hindu right wing” Government

The Making of India

Sandeep Bamzai provides a balanced perspective of Jawaharlal Nehru’s role in envisaging a united and unified India

National Interest

K Chandrashekar Rao is said to have invited and met RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav recently and is also in touch with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

The End of Unpredictability

A breakout Budget reveals the prime minister's political confidence

Biding His Time

Navjot Singh Sidhu has past links with the Aam Aadmi Party. It is too early to count him out

The Critical Insider

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

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