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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicWomen politicians

Topic: Women politicians

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boys’ club

Under Xi, the CCP’s political structure has become even more centralised and male-dominated. Power increasingly revolves around a tight inner circle of male loyalists.

One statement united politicians from SP, AAP, BJP. ‘It’s a war for women to be in politics’

BJP’s Aparajita Sarangi, AAP’s Atishi Marlena and SP’s Iqra Hasan were speaking at a panel discussion of the role of women in Indian politics at IIC, Delhi.

From JNU to prime-time: Meet RJD’s firebrand spokeswomen butting heads with TV anchors & BJP alike

Kanchana Yadav & Priyanka Bharti, RJD spokespersons since 2023, are making headlines for their witty replies and combative style in TV news debates in run up to Bihar elections.

Want to stop deforestation? Elect more women leaders, data shows

In constituencies reserved for historically marginalised communities, when women win close races against male candidates, there is an immediate positive effect on forest conservation efforts.

Mahua Moitra is ‘jack-in-the-box’ without a godfather. Her entire life choices are on trial

Mahua Moitra's credentials as JP Morgan's ex-VP who left the high-rises of New York and London to work at the grassroots in West Bengal have taken a back seat to the whisper network.

From skirts to saris—how Brinda Karat changed Air India’s dress code in London

In ‘She, The Leader’, Nidhi Sharma recounts the stories of women in Indian politics, from the pioneers like Indira Gandhi to contemporaries such as Kanimozhi and Smriti Irani.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.