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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
TopicIndian Politics

Topic: Indian Politics

Hindu leaders have been backward-looking. It started with Gandhi

Indian leaders take pride in 'persons of Indian origin' who run American companies. They forget that this is the result of Macaulay’s vision.

Indian intellectuals have a problem. They don’t care about facts

Whether a follower of Nehru, RSS, or Gandhi, the thought process remains the same—habitual curse or blind praise.

Final hours of Lal Bahadur Shastri: An Urdu couplet, call with daughter & media criticism

In 'The Great Conciliator', Sanjeev Chopra draws on meticulous research to make a case for reassessing the legacy of India's unassuming second prime minister.

SubscriberWrites: Structural Reforms in Indian Politics

The solution lies in decentralization and a fundamental restructuring of India's political framework.

SubscriberWrites: Selective Outrage—India’s liberals & media misled by I.N.D.I.A alliance

The alliance includes parties and leaders who have been complicit in or have directly supported practices and policies that contradict the very principles that it seems to represent.

Election body rejects Congress’s EVM concerns as ‘frivolous, unfounded’

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's election panel has rejected a complaint by Congress, the largest opposition party, regarding vote counting in recent state elections that dashed its expectations, warning

Modi has turned power into spiritual. National is personal to him

'Indian Renaissance: The Modi Decade', edited by Aishwarya Pandit, covers a range of social, political, and cultural changes across India during PM Modi's last 10-year rule.

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

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.

SubscriberWrites: The dichotomy in Governance and Political system in India

Candidates spending huge sums of money during elections ,try to recover those 'expenses' during their tenure, proliferating corrupt practices, impeding progress and development.

On Camera

Bengal once had arenas for identity battles—stadiums, football, jerseys. Now it’s polling booths

From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.