scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, October 4, 2025
HomeOpinionPolitically Correct

Politically Correct

Priyanka Vadra’s women-centric campaign long shot in UP. BJP must look at its male hierarchy

BJP has a gender disadvantage: no woman president or CM, and only one woman among 36 chiefs of states and Union territories.

Who’ll be ‘man of the match’ in UP? West-to-east polls has clear answer

The UP election that was once centred on Yogi Adityanath is fast becoming an election for Modi and an opportunity for Amit Shah.

Irani’s Lal Salaam shows minister-authors do one thing better than full-timers—be creative

The moral of the story is that ministers may be virtually irrelevant, but no one can accuse Modi of stifling their creativity.

Ghulam Nabi Azad has potential to do an Amarinder to Congress as PM Modi’s doors are open

Ghulam Nabi Azad knows better than anyone that you must have an exit plan when you question the Gandhis. And he has been doing it way too often.

Three lessons for Modi-Shah in below-par performance in assembly polls

Modi, Shah have outstanding innings with the Congress as the principal challenger. But assembly election records fail.

This is why Modi revised his stand on dynasty politics. Beyond usual Gandhi family bashing

BJP leaders no longer have to feel apologetic about hailing from a political family or promoting their sons or daughters. Modi's shift on dynasts has won many hearts in BJP.

In Rajasthan, Gandhis are repeating Punjab crisis. This time with Gehlot and Pilot

What happened in Punjab didn’t help Amarinder Singh, Navjot Singh Sidhu or Congress. Rajasthan is now seeing a repeat.

India needs Amit Shah to tackle internal security challenges. It’s time JP Nadda stepped up

Amit Shah obviously has his work cut out. If he was preoccupied with political programmes in Uttar Pradesh Saturday, blame it on the BJP’s over-dependence on him.

BJP’s ‘all is well’ in the national executive is ignoring key party problems

There are many questions BJP legislators and other leaders, who aren’t in the close circles of high command, are asking, though not aloud.

Amit Shah is wrong. Modi’s re-election doesn’t depend on Adityanath’s 2022 win

BJP’s media-minders frantically started calling journalists Friday, asking them to ignore or at least underplay Amit Shah’s statement. They too knew he was wrong.

On Camera

Wintrack vs Chennai Customs has unleashed middle class anger. And BJP must worry

It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.