Rahul Gandhi's defensive 'I-didn’t-do-it, my grandmother was assassinated' response has brought a three-decade-old calamity back, centre stage in his most important election campaign yet.
Every major political party in India claims to be both secular and socialist. The fight, in each case, is only over who is more socialist or secular than the other.
The Devyani Khobragade case is complex as it involves 3 tricky factors: class, caste and caste. This, because in caste hierarchy of sarkar-i-hind, the highest caste of all is the Indian Foreign Service.
Politics has to build on military success. Armies that stay on too long after fulfilling their immediate task tend to become lazy and complacent, even if not armies of occupation.
The Aam Aadmi Party may have gained a lot of traction, even with a misinformed anti-corruption movement, but it still has to learn the basics of Indian politics.
The Congress cannot win a third term just by scaring us all of Modi. Because 2014 is a far cry from 1984. And because we are not scared of Modi, even those who won’t vote for him.
It's sad to see a decline in authority of a government that had, just in 2009, showed the audacity to look China in the eye and not blink over the Dalai Lama’s visit to Tawang.
Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.
Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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