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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst

LGBTQ community members celebrate after the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

SC makes history, but 'gay' prejudices linger

The LGBT community would want to rightly press on with the logical implications, leading to issues of gay marriage,...

7 Sept 2018 7:03 AM IST

Union Minister Arun Jaitley said that Congress had no real issue and was hence resorting to manufacturing. (Photo: File)

DeMo-GST jolt: How the economy survived

On the demonetisation front, the RBI had to execute remonetisation and put money back into circulation.

1 Sept 2018 12:04 AM IST

A file photograph of Atal Behari Vajpayee at the PMO.

A 'liberal' pragmatist & last of the Nehruvians

Vajpayee said if he were to criticise a person the way he criticised Nehru, that person would stop talking to him.

17 Aug 2018 1:12 AM IST

We live in many Indias: A reality check will help

Pakistan is trying to move away from the toxic notion of a Muslim Pakistan.

15 Aug 2018 1:27 AM IST

Article 35A should be even less intimidating than Article 370 because it is a mere question of domicile, which is a technical and tricky issue in Himachal as well as in Telangana, Nagaland as well as in Maharashtra.

Article 35A is on domicile: What's the fuss about?

he hope of political right-wingers that Article 370 or Article 35A would be declared unconstitutional is also an...

8 Aug 2018 12:26 AM IST

The Congress is likely to give as many as 30 seats to the BSP in MP as Congress state president Kamal Nath was finalising the deal with top BSP leaders.

Why dalit vote is vital for both Congress and BSP

The simple fact is that the BSP is not yet a pan-Indian dalit party.

30 July 2018 12:08 AM IST

Yelburga, Tarikere and Harapanahalli are among other states that indicate emerging trends and here too the BJP is ahead. (Representational Image)

How BJP & Congress play politics over Muslims

The Congress is seen as a pro-Muslim party and the BJP as an anti-Muslim one.

17 July 2018 5:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Tall talk, zero action on buying guns, warplanes

In this one-man government, Prime Minister Modi is the one who takes all the decisions.

11 July 2018 2:47 AM IST

Former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Why Indira's Emergency won't be an issue in 2019

Whatever the temptations, the BJP and Mr Modi may not go down the Emergency road.

27 Jun 2018 2:43 AM IST

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo: File)

BJP's J&K exit an act of cowardice and cunning

The PDP wanted a conciliatory posture though the party is fully aware that it has not fetched dividends of any kind.

21 Jun 2018 12:08 AM IST

Former President Pranab Mukherjee is welcomed by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the closing ceremony of Tritiya Varsha Sangh Shiksha Vargâ€, an RSS event to mark the conclusion of a three-year training camp for swayamsevaks in Nagpur. (Photo: PTI)

Pranab as PM? Ex-Prez is a stranded politician

The RSS-BJP cannot dictate who should be the Prime Minister of a formation to be supported by the BJP to keep the...

12 Jun 2018 3:38 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed 1.25 crore Indians for fourth time. (Photo: PTI)

Modi@4: The hype, the facts & shades of grey

People in general are not too unhappy but they are also deeply dissatisfied with the Narendra Modi government.

28 May 2018 12:12 AM IST