Modi’s Kedarnath visit shows he is India’s PM & Hindu pilgrim at the same time
The BJP’s 2019 campaign made no attempt at hiding the fact that it is a Hindu party, seeking the votes of Hindus.
Why Game of Thrones makes people with disabilities both happy and sad
Modi govt definitely got the idea of calling disabled people ‘Divyang’ from Game of Thrones.
Modi’s international activism apart, India’s new govt will have foreign policy challenges
Evidence suggests that India is still unable to shape its surroundings, both near and afar, to suit its interests.
Election Commission can learn from Supreme Court on what to do when there’s dissent within
The content of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s dissent note against PM Modi is less important than making it part of public records.
India was about to align its e-commerce market with global rules, then it lost trust
Global economy is under a new industrial transformation, with digital technology leading the change but India wants to address its own rising aspirations.
Unless Lok Sabha elections get shorter, parties like BJP will keep winning
Election Commission must aim to complete Lok Sabha election in one day to deny undue advantages to some parties.
Modi fans won’t believe this, but his decisions hurt India’s global standing
The BJP’s lurch toward hardline Hindu nationalism over the past two years carries costs for India.
Why Right-wingers and lapsed liberals hate Romila Thapar, the mother of history in India
The dislike for Romila Thapar is embedded in belief that Left-liberal monopoly on scholarship has denied Hindus their rightful place in history.
Not Gandhi dynasty, but a Narasimha Rao-like figure can save the Congress now
The Congress needs someone who can re-build its image and appeal as a credible opposition without totally sidelining the Gandhi family.
If pollsters are playing safe this time, BJP’s final Lok Sabha tally can be higher
If your interest is in specific states, then there is still some suspense left for you on 23 May.
Dead men talking
Reporting on Lanka's blood-soaked years, I watched names disappear from my notebook.
Budgam friendly fire: Should charge of culpable homicide be on the table in the fog of war?
A senior IAF officer and 3 other personnel could be booked for “culpable homicide not amounting to murder” in the February Mi-17 helicopter downing.
Defence
Bimal Verma files petition against KB Singh’s appointment as next Navy chief
He filed a petition in the Armed Forces Tribunal and contended that it should call for the service records of both him and Vice Admiral KB Singh and compare them.
Pracharak Modi: The mask you see, is the man you get
India has its first leader who is unapologetic about belonging to the social and political Right. This is how Shekhar Gupta foresaw Modi’s five years in this National Interest within three months of his victory in 2014.