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BJP budgets for third term
February 2, 2024, 8:54 AM IST
Modi govt confident it’s coming back. So, FM fixed the fisc, said no to freebies & told voters, have faith If 2019-20 ‘interim budget’ surprised everyone by announcing significant tax concessions and fiscal handouts in…
February 2, 2024, 8:54 AM IST
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2024’s big question: Ab ki baar, kitne paar?
December 31, 2023, 6:00 AM IST
The big question in the 2024 general election is not whether Narendra Modi will be back, but whether he will be back with a bang (with the BJP winning 272-plus seats in Parliament) or a…
December 31, 2023, 6:00 AM IST
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Annus Sort-Of-Mirabilis
December 27, 2023, 9:14 AM IST
Next year looks more good than bad for India. Watch out though for a deep recession in the West, a larger West Asia conflict. Modi will likely be back but his challenges will be greater….
December 27, 2023, 9:14 AM IST
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Vishnu Mohan Bhajan, Explained
December 13, 2023, 8:26 AM IST
BJP’s CM choices: Party’s picked new talent before. Remember Modi as Gujarat CM in 2001? Also, a powerful central leadership wants to do some social engineering with an eye to the future. Trained Sangh style,…
December 13, 2023, 8:26 AM IST
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Bharatiya Janata’s Party?
December 4, 2023, 10:51 AM IST
The road to a third Modi Sarkar in 2024 clearer after Sunday. Brand Modi undimmed. OBC/upper caste consolidation for BJP. South not enough for heartland-less Congress Several conclusions, some strongly and others tentatively, can be…
December 4, 2023, 10:51 AM IST
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Decoding the hindi-belt battle
October 10, 2023, 8:52 AM IST
BJP, Congress are head-to-head in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh. From women’s quota to caste surveys to OPS, everything is in play. But stakes are higher for Congress because wins here will determine its influence in…
October 10, 2023, 8:52 AM IST
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Which party deserves the credit for women’s reservation?
September 20, 2023, 8:22 AM IST
With the Union cabinet clearing the long awaited bill to reserve 33% of parliamentary and legislature seats for women, the prospects of it passing in this special session of Parliament are bright. Most major political…
September 20, 2023, 8:22 AM IST
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India or Bharat: Why not both?
September 6, 2023, 10:14 AM IST
Ever since the opposition alliance made a pre-emptive claim to the acronym INDIA, BJP has been in a quandary. For the party that claims nationalism as its middle name, this appropriation by the opposition has…
September 6, 2023, 10:14 AM IST
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ONOP & One-Upmanship: The case for one-nation-one-poll rests on one crucial pivot – the possibility of improved governance. But such a big change must be built on consensus across the political class
September 4, 2023, 9:49 AM IST
One of the troubling aspects of Indian democracy is that anything proposed by one political formation will be opposed by the rest, never mind the actual merits of an idea. So it is no surprise…
September 4, 2023, 9:49 AM IST
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Time’s come to draw new lines
August 22, 2023, 9:08 AM IST
Basic structure doctrine came in the context of Indira Gandhi’s regime. Today the judiciary uses it widely and with contradictions. It needs to clearly define the idea Some court judgments have an outsized impact on…
August 22, 2023, 9:08 AM IST
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Old lesson from Nuh
August 3, 2023, 8:32 AM IST
After Manipur, another BJP-ruled state is making headlines for the wrong reasons. This time the arc of violence is closer to the Centre – a communal flare-up in Haryana. It doesn’t matter who started the…
August 3, 2023, 8:32 AM IST
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2024: Arithmetic of alliances
July 18, 2023, 8:26 AM IST
BJP’s getting small parties into NDA because it isn’t sure of crossing 272 on its own. Opposition group’s job is tougher, even if Congress gets 100-plus seats That meetings of both BJP-led NDA and opposition…
July 18, 2023, 8:26 AM IST
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3 isn’t a Maha crowd, for now: Ajit Pawar’s entry into NDA may not be his last political move but the switch from NCP works well for both BJP and him till 2024 elections
July 4, 2023, 8:23 AM IST
The extreme fluidity of Indian politics, where personal ambition and electoral compulsions usually trump ideology, was demonstrated yet again, this time in Maharashtra. A breakaway group of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Ajit Pawar,…
July 4, 2023, 8:23 AM IST
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This fight’s on the House
May 25, 2023, 8:54 AM IST
Govt vs opposition on new Parliament: It’s unsurprising BJP is intent on taking all credit, equally unsurprising opposition is crying blue murder. Voters don’t care either way India needs a new Parliament building. The old…
May 25, 2023, 8:54 AM IST
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Can the PM reinvent by 2024? – He has a remarkable record of rebranding himself every 5 years but this time could be tougher. Karnataka has showed the opposition what is possible when it focuses on winning instead of whining
May 17, 2023, 8:51 AM IST
BJP’s resounding defeat in Karnataka, while attributable largely to local failures, cannot but raise questions about how viable the party’s 2024 strategy will be if Brand Modi is seen to falter. In Karnataka, a big…
May 17, 2023, 8:51 AM IST
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The Congress finally scores
May 14, 2023, 6:06 PM IST
The BJP must find a new leader, and the JD(S) a reason for existence The Karnataka assembly results, where the Congress has obtained a clear majority of its own, is not exactly a break from…
May 14, 2023, 6:06 PM IST
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A bad day & two lessons for BJP: Supreme Court verdicts on Maharashtra & Delhi uphold common sense and tell the party that there’s a limit to using governors & LGs for partisan agenda
May 12, 2023, 8:08 AM IST
Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi and the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena scored “moral victories” in two constitutional bench verdicts delivered by the Supreme Court on Thursday. However, it is far from clear that…
May 12, 2023, 8:08 AM IST
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Is this Pawar’s final bow? Well, er… there’s 2024
May 3, 2023, 8:51 AM IST
There is nothing ordinary or predictable about Sharad Pawar’s moves, India’s most pragmatically opportunistic politician. The NCP founder surprised everybody on Tuesday, including many in his own party, by deciding to no longer lead the…
May 3, 2023, 8:51 AM IST
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2024: The personal inside the political: Post Rahul disqualification, the bid for opposition unity is complicated by two ego tussles, between Congress and BJP, and between regional parties
March 29, 2023, 2:25 AM IST
As we head into another massive electoral season, starting with the Karnataka assembly polls this May and ending with the Lok Sabha 12 months later, two parallel political processes are at work. These processes will…
March 29, 2023, 2:25 AM IST
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Punjab to Canada, UK… Violent Khalistani actions within India need firm and nuanced policing. But outrages abroad must be soon countered with a communication offensive that sets the picture right
March 22, 2023, 2:25 AM IST
In recent weeks and months, Khalistani groups have been upping the ante both inside India and abroad. The inspiration is clearly from outside, including from Pakistan, but there is now a local angle to it…
March 22, 2023, 2:25 AM IST
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