Rahul Gandhi’s discovery of his inner Brahmin is smart and audacious politics
Rahul Gandhi is audacious to mix his religion with Congress politics. He can win or perish, but can’t retreat from this Chakravyuha.
How CBI went from being a caged parrot to a wild vulture
India’s premier anti-corruption agency has defied two decades of reform and become an embarrassment with its bosses calling each other thief.
India has a new political divide —Majority kanwarias vs elite Halloweeners
Modi-BJP govt draw their instincts from the street and respond likewise. This has flummoxed the Congress and isolated the critical elite.
There are two ways opposition can beat Modi in 2019—and mahagathbandhan is not one of them
Only way to defeat Modi-BJP in 2019 could be through local battles against strong leaders, as it makes psephological sense despite ideological contradictions.
No Ajit Doval, from Indira to Modi, majority govts are overrated. Don’t fear coalitions
A secure, majority government like Modi’s, makes politicians complacent, arrogant and create unsustainable personality cults.
Supreme Court cannot become the priest between Indians and their Gods
Sabarimala verdict is an example of why the Supreme Court shouldn't intervene in religion.
The new Doval Durbar reduces India’s layered security system to a top-down Caliphate
Ajit Doval is now India’s all-powerful security boss. But this concentration of power disrupts our layered security system.
Rafale isn’t Modi’s Bofors scandal — at least not yet
The opposition campaign on Rafale has many limitations – no V.P. Singh, no smoking gun, no story, no slogan.
HAL doesn’t fly because Sukhois aren’t Rafales
If they were, the Great Indian Bureaucrat would be the Marshal of the Air Force. Bofors mummified our defence acquisitions, Rafale could entomb it now.
There’s a humongous scam in the Rafale deal. It is called stupidity
The Rafale deal is just a glaring example of the BJP government’s unsuccessful handling of defence purchases.
Does sedition law apply to JNU & Assam cases or is it being used as tool to stifle dissent?
Ten JNU students, including Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya have been charge-sheeted under the sedition law for raising ‘anti-India’ slogan...
Dear General Bipin Rawat, this is what is wrong with your military reforms
Army Chief Bipin Rawat’s grand plans need course correction in order to succeed.
Rahul Gandhi’s pitch that Modi is the worst doesn’t mean Congress is the best
Which constituency is Rahul Gandhi addressing? How exactly does he define his base? Or, does he even know what his base is?