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About the AuthorNilanjan Mukhopadhyay

The writer is an author and journalist based in Delhi-NCR. His latest book is 'The Demolition and the Verdict: Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India', and he�??s also the author of 'Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times'. He tweets at @NilanjanUdwin.

File photo of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Photo: PTI/)

Ayodhya issue is back as 2019 polls beckon

Let there be no doubt, the Supreme Court order revives interest in the flagging issue.

21 April 2017 1:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, in Chenani (J&K). (Photo: PTI)

Devise new strategy in J&K, time running out

Jammu and Kashmir needs much more than Vajpayee's poetry and Modi's oratory.

7 April 2017 2:25 AM IST

In this file photo, people demolish a structure that was part of the Babri Masjid.

What's next for the Muslims in UP?

The Muslim response to the BJP victory is muted so far but the party's supporters must not gloat over their dismay.

24 March 2017 2:01 AM IST

Prime MInister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Will Modi's magic work again, or will UP say no?

A defeat for the BJP in UP and other states will be crushing for Mr Modi.

10 March 2017 2:28 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav addresses an election rally in Bahraich district. (Photo: PTI)

BJP or SP-Congress? UP verdict wide open

An indication that Modi too is not certain is evident in his ploy to proclaim himself the adopted son of Varanasi.

24 Feb 2017 12:48 AM IST

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi addressing an election rally in Aligarh. (Photo: PTI)

To restore glory, Congress must do well in UP

There is also a broad consensus among those who are not loyalists that the Congress has not done enough to win back...

10 Feb 2017 12:43 AM IST

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

India-US ties: Trump, Modi will decide

Trump also enlisted support of the proverbial ABCDs by courting the Hindu right in America.

27 Jan 2017 4:38 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav (Photo: PTI)

Akhilesh: A centrist Modi in the making?

If Akhilesh manages to pull it off, he could well acquire the moniker of a centrist Modi.

13 Jan 2017 6:01 AM IST

Narendra Modis secret mission may cost him and his party big time in the long run. (Photo: PTI)

Modi's half-way mark: To rise further, or fall?

Developments through this year will impact the future of all parties, ruling as well as Opposition.

30 Dec 2016 12:19 AM IST

Old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes placed in an order that reads BAN in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Note ban: Opp. too is letting down people

The call for nationwide protests on November 28 was undermined by confusion whether it was a shutdown call or not.

16 Dec 2016 12:18 AM IST

Narendra Modis secret mission may cost him and his party big time in the long run. (Photo: PTI)

Modi's plan unfolds...

PM Modi has indisputably polarised India between the corrupt and honest.

2 Dec 2016 12:19 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he delivers a speech after the awards ceremony of National Awards for Excellence in Journalism, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Will Modi's high-risk gambit pay dividends?

The verdict in UP will reveal if Mr Modi has read the mind of the electorate correctly or not.

18 Nov 2016 12:29 AM IST