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A Riot Waiting To Happen

This is the age of the rabble-rouser with social media amplifying the noise of the…

Kejriwal for Delhi, but not for India yet

The emergence of Arvind Kejriwal has undoubtedly been the start-up story in Indian politics of…

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MS University to JNU: Gujarat model goes national

Long before Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), there was Maharaja Sayajirao (MS) University, Vadodara. Named after…

The Angry Women of Shaheen Bagh

In normal times, Delhi’s Shaheen Baug area would be in danger of falling off the…

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CAA-NRC: Keeping the communal pot boiling

Union home minister Amit Shah has always worn his majoritarian outlook as a badge of…

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The Secret of Pawar Play

There are few Indian politicians as inscrutable as Sharad Pawar. The old political jungle saying…

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The Limits of Militant Hindutva

It is not without irony that barely days after the long-pending Ayodhya verdict was delivered…

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The tiger roars again

There is a story which BJP leader, the late Pramod Mahajan would happily relate about…

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It’s the Opposition, stupid!

So here is the paradox of our times. Read the business pages, and there is…

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There is Fadnavis Only

A curious election littered with many firsts is taking place in Maharashtra. A 49 year…