Rahul Gandhi

Politics As Costume Drama

Sunanda K Datta-Ray

It’s not for nothing that Indian politicians are so conscious of what they wear

Congress: From Here to Where?

Devoid of ideas and dismissive of its own legacy, the Congress, its social base fast eroding, faces its biggest leadership crisis

Open lists a few parliamentarians who could take a tip or two from Nehru to revive Indian Parliament as an effective instrument of democracy—and to save the country from the brink of economic and political disaster

Sonia Gandhi’s Iftaar Democracy

Kumar Anshuman

It also turned out to be an occasion to exhibit the new-found friendship with Janata Dal (United), which assumes significance in the wake of Bihar Assembly elections scheduled later this year

Congress in Revival Mode?

Kumar Anshuman

Congress has turned aggressive as Rahul Gandhi prepares to take full command later this year, but old rhetoric and internal rifts hold the party back

The relaunch of Rahul Gandhi

Kumar Anshuman

The 56 days ‘Chintan’ has not changed Rahul Gandhi much and he has yet to become Rahul 2.0. But it’s a marketing strategy that seems to be working for Congress as of now

TRANSITION TRAUMA

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

Why a section of the Congress thinks Rahul Gandhi’s absence is good for the party even as Sonia Gandhi prepares for a transfer of power

Manmohan Singh: The Autumn Of The Abandoned

PR Ramesh

The humiliation of Manmohan Singh, now an accused in the coal allotment scam, continues even after his 7 Race Course Road days. The pain of being let down by erstwhile loyalists and protégés is not lessened by the fig leaf of support offered by the party at the last minute

Four Holidays

Madhavankutty Pillai

The world is made up of leaders who get to choose a break and followers who don’t

Snooping: But Where Is Rahul Gandhi?

Kumar Anshuman

Congress leaders were hoping that he would be back for the planned agitation on 16 March against amendments to Land Acquisition Bill. While the party was protesting on Delhi streets today, the man in question was found Missing in Action (MIA)