The Bihar poll & us
The Bihar electorate’s verdict in favour of the united opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Party should not have surprised anyone except for the fact that the setback to the ruling…
A case of too much Modi
There is a point in every campaign, whether military or political, when a small skirmish defines what the battle is about even if it does not indicate where the victory…
Janata Parivar 2.0: hope or illusion?
Among the more interesting political developments that India has recently witnessed is the attempt to regroup fragments of the former Janata Party (which arose in the 1970s in opposition to…
Shifting the terrain rightwards
When it comes to sheer hypocrisy, it’s hard to beat India’s Sangh Parivar. It strenuously claimed the legacy of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, a principal author of India’s constitution, and…
Test of diplomacy ahead
How will relations between Pakistan and India shape up after the Indian elections? Will the election outcome help to accelerate or slow down the normalisation of ties between the two…
Beyond the blasts
Last Sunday’s bomb blasts in Patna, timed to precede BJP prime-ministerial nominee Narendra Modi’s rally, mark a murky and dangerous turn in Indian politics. If the turn persists, India will…
India deserves better
Otto von Bismarck described politics as the art of the possible. After months of breathless anticipation and speculation, the BJP has finally thrown its lot behind Narendra Modi, opening the…
The BJP`s dilemma
Whatever else Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, accomplishes in his fiercely ambitious drive to lead the Bharatiya Janata Party and to become prime minister of India, he has succeeded…
The BJP`s dilemma
WHATEVER else Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, accomplishes in his fiercely ambitious drive to lead the Bharatiya Janata Party and to become prime minister of India, he has succeeded…
It is 11 o`clock
Arithmetic obviously matters, for democracy is a game of numbers. But there is a smarter way for a minority government to ensure stability: good governance. Dr Manmohan Singh has the…
