Rahul Gandhi

Is This Really What We Deserve?

Hartosh Singh Bal

Rahul Gandhi too, like the other Nehru-Gandhi eminences, sees the Republic as an extension of the family

Ruin of the Congress

As two recent books tell us, India’s most charismatic leader, Indira Gandhi, has left a debilitating effect on the party. Rahul’s efforts to shelve personality-driven politics only bewilders it

Time to Walk The Talk

Jatin Gandhi

The country has grown weary of Rahul Gandhi’s reluctance to play a larger leadership role. About time he quit dithering

A Really Stupid Idea

Jatin Gandhi

If Rahul’s protégé was acting on her own, he should reconsider how his team operates

A Lacklustre Visit

Haima Deshpande

Shorn of train rides or meals with Dalits, Rahul Gandhi’s recent trip was as subdued as it was ineffective

The Jinxed Handover

Jatin Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi was expected to turn Congress leadership over to Rahul Gandhi. The failure to do so explains much of the mess the party now finds itself in

Rahul and His Muddied Mission

Jatin Gandhi

It was supposed to be about a new youth wave that would leave caste, religion and thuggery behind. Alas, it is turning out to be politics as usual

In his aptitude for flying, his ease in reaching out to people, and his desire to be ‘the regular guy’, Rahul Gandhi is quite like his father. An extract from Open staffer Jatin Gandhi and Veenu Sandhu’s hot-off-the press biography of the leader, Rahul

Back to the Dynasty in UP

Jatin Gandhi

The Congress launched its bid for power in the state last year. But at Phulpur, instead of taking that campaign ahead, it has regressed to its old ways

The Post-Anna Political Arena

Jatin Gandhi

The Lokpal issue, as Rahul Gandhi appears to fear, has left the Congress at risk of losing its young urban voters. But whether the BJP will gain them is not clear