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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst
    Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference on the last day of election campaign in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: G.N. Jha)Opinion
    What Congress must do to save itself from itself

    The job should go to someone like Mr Chidambaram, who can draft what the party's approach should be to the new political...

    29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

    BJP workers welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he, along with BJP president Amit Shah, arrives at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Modi's triumph comes with plenty of caveats

    The BJP's share of the percentage of votes has gone up sharply, its seat share has moved up only modestly.

    24 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi during press conferences in their respective party headquarters. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Modi looks a winner, but it's not quite off the mark

    The BJP-NDA win indicated by the different exit polls can't be used to infer that it is the victory of Mr Modi's...

    21 May 2019 7:11 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Beyond atmospherics: Populism' challenges

    Winning or losing an election is not so important as it is to learn to engage in democratic politics.

    13 May 2019 12:07 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of various projects in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
    A lack of grace and wit: Sad story of Polls 2019

    It would have been interesting even if the two spoke from the same stage, spelling out their respective views of what...

    6 May 2019 12:32 AM IST

    The state consumer commission had held Jet Airways responsible for causing losses to a passenger.Opinion
    Crisis in Jet explodes myths over aviation

    The crash-landing of private airlines like Jet Airways and Kingfisher is the norm of the market across the world.

    30 April 2019 12:32 AM IST

    2008 Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)Opinion
    Pragya's Bhopal race: BJP taking a gamble?

    But Pragya Thakur's case doesn't fall into the same playful category as that of Rajesh Khanna, Govinda and Poonam Sinha.

    20 April 2019 1:34 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Josh' won't decide the outcome on May 23

    The story of unequal rivals, a militant BJP on the one side and a supine Opposition on the other.

    16 April 2019 12:52 AM IST

    Rahul GandhiOpinion
    Rahul's Wayanad move amid fears over Amethi

    There is no need for Gandhi or the Congress to feel apologetic for choosing Wayanad.

    3 April 2019 1:41 AM IST

    PM Narendra Modi and Amit shah (Photo: File/PTI)Opinion
    Precision targeting' is the BJP's war strategy

    The other big news is Amit Shah choosing to contest from Gandhinagar, the constituency of party patriarch L.K. Advani.

    23 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Sonia GandhiOpinion
    To ally or not to ally: A battle within Congress

    Many of the experts hate the Congress and its domineering and cynical ways as much as they hate the Hindutva ideology of...

    19 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Will Balakot airstrike be Modi's winning card?

    The Pulwama suicide attack is part of a running battle with jihadi groups like the JeM and Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT).

    11 March 2019 12:05 AM IST

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