Total Mobilisation

A Muddled Message

The squabbling opposition alliance poses little threat to the ruling coalition

With Elections Round The Corner Rahul Gandhi Surprises With Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0

By deciding to embark on a journey from the North East -- sometime in January -- Rahul had clearly decided to keep away from the nitty-gritty of planning and campaigning for the 2024 elections

Withering Away

The redundancy of the Dynasty and the trial of the Nehruvian legacy

Left’s Message to Congress

Left leaders are arguing that it is more important for the Congress leader to contest from northern India or even Karnataka, and that this would send an appropriate signal of political engagement

Mind the (Credibility) Gap

Congress faces its severest test after a resounding no to its populist pitch

Cong Insulates Gandhis From Rout In Hindi Heartland

Deepfakes and Everyday Fakes

A matter of increasing concern

Rahul Gandhi’s Photo-Ops

How the growing up process of the 53-year-old Congress princeling remains incomplete

I.N.D.I.A. and Its Discontents

An Opposition alliance has unseated a strong incumbent at the Centre only when it has had a promise to sell and a charismatic leader. The anti-Modi alliance has neither while its own contradictions threaten to pull it apart