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For those who are not drunk on the magic of numbers, this massive over-population can only warn of a Malthusian disaster looming ahead. (Representational Image)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Most populous in world: An asset or a burden for India?

Such numerical achievements do not add up to material well-being or mental happiness. They have no impact on the quality of life

22 Dec 2022 12:00 AM

Other parties are divisive because of their propensity towards casteism but, and this is the thinking, the BJP is above caste. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | The caste factor and the BJP-RSS’ Hindutva politics in today’s India

The fact is that Hindutva wants Indians to worship caste, but it doesn’t want them to talk about it

20 Dec 2022 12:05 AM

It is now up to Rahul Gandhi to nurture inner-party democracy by deferring to Mr Kharge as the leader and letting him run the party. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | Dynastic politics in India: Long live our democracy!

Except for the CPI(M) and the BJP, every political party in India has a dynastic line of succession, or more aptly inheritance

20 Dec 2022 12:00 AM

The Prime Minister’s Office also said Mr Modi “briefed” the Russian President about India’s current presidency of G-20, of which Russia is also a member. (Photo: PTI)

Dialogue and diplomacy only way forward to resolve Ukraine crisis: PM Modi to Putin

Russia said that “at the request of PM Modi, President Putin gave a fundamental assessments of Russia’s line on the Ukrainian direction”

16 Dec 2022 9:39 PM

The Chief Minister unfurled the BRS flag at 12.37 pm as per the muhurtham and assumed his chair in the party office on the first floor, located at Sardar Patel Marg, a prime location in the national capital. (Image: Twitter/@BRSparty)

DC Edit | Fuse BRS into larger narrative

The party is seen as being friendly with a few leaders, including the Kumaraswamy-led JD(S) in K'taka and the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP in UP

16 Dec 2022 12:10 AM

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai and other leaders during celebrations after AAP crossed the majority mark in the MCD polls, at the party headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Amid BJP triumph, can AAP be a force in 2024?

The future direction of politics also depends on the performance of Cong govt in HP and coordination between the MCD and the Delhi govt

15 Dec 2022 12:05 AM

PM Modi cautioned people against politicians who indulge in shortcut politics, and loot the taxpayer, in an effort to grab power through “false promises”. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Modi shifting focus back on vikas again welcome

The Prime Minister has a narrative that will likely be the spearhead for the elections ahead, including the next Lok Sabha polls

13 Dec 2022 12:10 AM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, greets Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the swearing in ceremony of the later in Gandhinagar, India, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Shikha Mukerjee | After Gujarat, can BJP beat law of diminishing returns?

In Gujarat and in Himachal Pradesh, Mr Modi made no bones about how the voters should weigh their choices

13 Dec 2022 12:00 AM

BJP workers celebrate Gujarat Assembly election results in Ahmedabad, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Useful lessons for Opp. in Gujarat, HP verdicts

A united Opposition and a narrative that can stand on its own without overlapping with that of the BJP could be a formidable combination.

10 Dec 2022 12:15 AM

Congress workers celebrates the party's victory in Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, in Kullu, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Himalayan win for Congress

The party seems to have cashed in on governance and policy issues that have largely contributed to voter disenchantment with BJP rule

09 Dec 2022 12:15 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory sign during the celebrations of BJP's victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | As Modi magic blooms, BJP sets new record in Gujarat

The projection of the BJP’s win in Gujarat on national politics must reflect on the sustainability of the Modi factor in all polls ahead

09 Dec 2022 12:10 AM

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai and other leaders during celebrations after AAP crossed the majority mark in the MCD polls, at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Will AAP’s triumph in MCD polls have national fallout?

By snatching the MCD convincingly from the BJP’s 15-year-rule, the AAP has sent a clear signal that the mighty BJP is not invincible

08 Dec 2022 12:10 AM

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Don’t set bar too high for India’s G-20 presidency

The G-20’s consultative and advisory nature argues against the drama of the “ambitious and action-oriented” programme that India promises

08 Dec 2022 12:00 AM

Any potentially impactful nationwide alliance of the Opposition must have the pair of the Grand Old Party, Congress, and the newest kid on the block, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), as its centre. (AA Image)

AA Edit | To take on BJP, Congress & AAP need to work together

The Opposition must simply try to unite those who don’t want to vote for the BJP and re-elect Narendra Modi for a third straight term

07 Dec 2022 12:05 AM

AA Edit | India can give new direction to G-20

As host nation, India is determined to showcase and celebrate before the world its diversity, which is the country’s unique selling point

03 Dec 2022 12:10 AM

Today, the greatest challenges we face -- climate change, terrorism, and pandemics -- can be solved not by fighting each other, but only by acting together. (Photo By Arrangement)

Narendra Modi | Today, India begins its G-20 presidency

India’s G-20 presidency will work to promote this universal sense of one-ness. Hence our theme – “One Earth, One Family, One Future”

01 Dec 2022 12:00 AM

It shows the way that the wind is blowing. When the Lok Sabha polls are just 16 months away, the importance is bound to be much more. (Representational Image/AP)

Sunil Gatade | Civic polls in Delhi almost like battle of a ‘mini-India’

Delhi is known as a “mini-India”. A vote here therefore has much significance

30 Nov 2022 12:05 AM

File photo of Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi waving at supporters at a public meeting ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, in Kheda district. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Gujarat, Modi’s home base, remains a testing ground

Gujarat, is not a cakewalk for either the BJP or Mr Modi, and the PM is also keen to prove that he remains unbeaten on his home ground

30 Nov 2022 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public meeting ahead of Gujarat Assembly elections, in Rajkot, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. (PTI Photo)

PM targets Congress, asks it to shun 'divide and rule' policy

Targets Rahul Gandhi over Medha Patkar walking in Bharat Jodo Yatra

29 Nov 2022 7:10 AM

US President Joe Biden, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 leaders summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (Image: AP)

AA Edit | India indeed a global force for good

During his Mann ki Baat broadcast, Prime Minister Modi aptly reflected, that the G20 presidency arrives as a big opportunity for India

29 Nov 2022 12:15 AM

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