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What Modi’s guarantee to make India 3rd largest economy means for PM probables Yogi, Shah

Modi’s promise to fulfil everyone’s dreams in his third term is a message to his BJP colleagues not to think too much about his age or the unwritten retirement age of 75 years.

Why won’t Modi axe Manipur CM Biren Singh? 4 reasons why he won’t & 5 reasons why he must

The violence in Manipur will pass like the Covid second wave did, and everyone will forget Biren Singh’s follies. Or so the BJP strategist must think.

BJP has gone too long without acknowledging its leadership is slacking. Modi has a problem

If PM Modi decides to fix accountability—from governance crisis in Manipur to electoral defeats in states—heads will roll, starting from party president JP Nadda.

It’s Advantage Modi and Fadnavis in Maharashtra but don’t discount Sharad Pawar yet

If ideological contradictions formed MVA’s underbelly, conflicting ambitions make the new NDA in Maharashtra vulnerable.

Manipur CM Biren Singh survives because PM Modi must remain infallible

PM Modi's silence on Manipur can only be explained in the late mystic Meher Baba's philosophy and Bobby McFerrin's song.

3 reasons Devendra Fadnavis is ditching development poster boy image that Maharashtra loves

Adityanath can afford to shed his hardliner image because he has grown too big for the high command to be interfered with. Devendra Fadnavis isn’t there yet.

Ashwini Vaishnaw’s resignation issue aside, Modi must revamp his team and reboot governance

When it comes to sophistry, BJP is more than a match to the opposition. But does Modi want his government to be defined by ad hocism before 2024?

Why Modi and Shah are softening towards regional parties ahead of 2024

At a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Mumbai last month, Union home minister Amit Shah had a very enthusiastic legislator in the...

Vishwaguru vs who in 2024? Oppn has multiple answers if it chooses to look beyond Rahul Gandhi

Among a dozen PM contenders and pretenders, the opposition has three potentially disruptive choices—a Dalit, a woman and an OBC leader.

PM Modi must worry. Karnataka is the latest sign of a deepening crisis ahead of 2024 LS polls

BJP needs a new narrative. The polarisation tactics, promotion of Hindutva, and dependence on Modi to deliver votes has made its electoral strategies predictable.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.