The big question is how actively Nitin Nabin will engage with the RSS. The Sangh was given his name as a fait accompli—for information, not confirmation.
From Dharmendra Pradhan to Bhupender Yadav to Shivraj Singh Chouhan, PM Narendra Modi was spoilt for choice when it came to picking an organisational person for the party’s top post.
Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.
The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.
IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
And THAT is why the BJP will continue in power for the next 50 years. Whilst they have competent cadre busting their guts to get noticed and are then rewarded for it, the Congress and other family parties have the same tired old faces of a fading and failing feuding system.
Modi-Shah still keep an ear to the ground. Like in Madhya Pradesh, they surprise everyone with their choices but are willing to course correct when it doesn’t work.
India needs a better opposition party – not the tired version of a failed dynasty.
And THAT is why the BJP will continue in power for the next 50 years. Whilst they have competent cadre busting their guts to get noticed and are then rewarded for it, the Congress and other family parties have the same tired old faces of a fading and failing feuding system.
Modi-Shah still keep an ear to the ground. Like in Madhya Pradesh, they surprise everyone with their choices but are willing to course correct when it doesn’t work.
India needs a better opposition party – not the tired version of a failed dynasty.