Narendra Modi

The contrasting styles of leadership in BJP and Congress

Amidst the din over the Congress president election, almost unnoticed was a news item quoting…

When Maharashtra loses out to Gujarat’ s political power

From the country’s most powerful politician to one of the world’s richest persons, no Indian…

The yatra that changed India

One of the top stories of the week has been the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress ‘Bharat…

‘Azad’ or ‘Modi Fied’

Has Ghulam Nabi ‘Azad’ become truly ‘Azad’ from the Gandhis as his supporters have claimed…

Kahan Gaye Woh Din

This week, I am turning the clock back a bit and getting a tad nostalgic.…

Towards a Single Party Electoral Democracy

Are the 2024 general elections done and dusted already? A loaded question that hints at…

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Shiv Sena’s ‘Maha’ battle for Survival

‘Whoever becomes chief minister, the remote control will always be with me.”   Sitting on…

Centre Versus States: The Battle Within

One of  Narendra Modi’s most striking achievements when he first came to power at the…

Bulldozer with an ominous message

“You can get quite far in a democracy if you can convince a majority that…

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Rise of a ‘new’ BJP in a ‘new’ India

If a week can be a long time in Indian politics, a decade is truly…