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Why Amit Shah, more than PM Modi, needs to worry about RSS chief Bhagwat’s message

If Bhagwat’s Dussehra speech was about praising the Modi-led government and slamming ‘foreign powers’, cultural Marxists and wokes, his Monday’s address was an attempt to hold up a mirror to Modi-Shah.

Nitish-Naidu no threat until 2028 but Agniparikshas await Modi before he turns 75

In the coming months, Modi must prove the sceptics wrong about his popularity. Nobody prays to the setting sun—least of all politicians.

Lord Ram did not let PM Modi down, BJP did

Modi invoking Lord Jagannath was in order, given the BJP’s spectacular show in Odisha. But ‘Jai Shri Ram’ was missing from his speech to both the BJP and NDA.

Why ex-IAS officer VK Pandian, Odisha CM Patnaik’s confidant, is in Modi-Shah crosshairs

BJP has made a poll plank of civil servant-turned-politician Pandian’s Tamil origin.

Nadda is wrong. PM Modi has made BJP ‘capable’ but it can’t do without RSS yet

RSS is expected to play a crucial role in picking PM Modi’s successor when the time comes but things will change if BJP doesn’t need it to win elections.

5 reasons behind Kejriwal’s googly at PM Modi, probable successors Amit Shah and Yogi

By raising the now-disputed age ceiling purportedly fixed by PM Modi in 2014 and wading into the succession debate, the AAP’s national convenor is seeking to kill five birds with one stone.

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Why Congress can’t afford Rahul Gandhi to sit out Amethi contest

For Congress to send out the message that it is fighting to win in 2024, Rahul Gandhi must show that he has it in him to take on the challenge in Amethi.

Seven hurdles BJP faces in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and how they’re playing out in 2024 polls

BJP’s political adversaries in the south, even the Congress, are much more organised and alive in their response to hot-button issues.

How BJP is using 2024 Lok Sabha election to lay groundwork for post-Modi succession plan

The BJP is bringing up a whole new set of MPs, CMs, ministers, MLAs, who will pay a crucial role if and when PM Modi hangs up his boots and there is a battle for succession.

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Pakistan is getting new friends. Conflicts with India will only grow

Pakistan is likely to enjoy closeness with the US, China and Saudi Arabia. This is different from its relative isolation of recent years.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.