Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi: Bad Manners

Rajeev Deshpande

His criticism of Indian democracy abroad is a misreading of the election results

A Worn-Out Old LP

Virendra Kapoor

Rahul Gandhi seems to be stuck on a caste survey without which, he suggests, the hitherto weaker castes cannot be expected to make any progress

Feeding the Fault Lines

PR Ramesh

India could end up paying a high price for the Opposition’s political opportunism and exploitation of contentious issues from caste to lateral entry in government

Evasive Pawar

Open

The Maratha reservation demand is a hot potato for all parties in Maharashtra

System Override

Madhavankutty Pillai

The lateral entry scheme to the bureaucracy never did have much of a chance of success in India

Anurag Thakur’s New Role

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He has been assigned the role of ‘lead attacker’ by his party and has focused on articulating BJP’s political response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition speakers

Silly Hour

Rajeev Deshpande

How trivial pursuits can pull down the House

Desperately Seeking Caste

Rajeev Deshpande

Is Congress becoming a party of fragmentation?

Sullivan Clears the Air

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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan responded to criticism of the Modi-Putin hug saying the Prime Minister has a way of greeting people about which he has upfront knowledge