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The Narendra Modi government has not said much officially about the way in which the United States has handled the retreat from Afghanistan and its consequences for India, but most foreign policy commentators and the media have been extremely critical. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | A mantra for all strategic pacts: ‘Trust, but verify’

It’s a thought that India has been forced to remember by the recent events in Afghanistan

23 Aug 2021 1:29 AM

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman would perhaps explain that the Modi government did not move the amendment to the retrospective tax amendment as it wanted it to be proved how wrong the Mukherjee move was in terms of legality. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Retro tax scrapping will not lead to spurt in FDI

Everyone felt that it was curtains at last for what is considered Pranab Mukherjee’s policy folly as finance minister in 2012

10 Aug 2021 2:18 AM

It’s not fully depleted, but it’s hard to escape the feeling that solving the problems of 2020 and 2021 will require something special which at the moment is not on view. (AFP)

Aakar Patel | Does Modi govt know what to do to tackle 2020 & 2021 problems?

The most significant aspects of this period were the nationwide lockdown

10 Aug 2021 2:07 AM

The action by Twitter was condemned at a meeting of party general secretaries on Sunday evening, where the leaders decided to take up this matter at all levels. (PTI File Photo)

Congress accuses Twitter of violating freedom of expression

The party also claimed that the Twitter handle of INC-TV was also suspended this morning

09 Aug 2021 4:07 PM

The ride has been rough for Ms Sitharaman. Despite her best efforts, and visible results on the fiscal front, both investment and consumption remain subdued due to persistent modest expectations about the near term. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Restoring confidence is key to economic growth

It is not at all surprising that Ms Sitharaman chose to be so bold as to claim credit for the sentiment on Dalal Street

09 Aug 2021 3:09 AM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the State Department in Washington, on May 28, 2021. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Aakar Patel | How Jaishankar put on mat in US over Hindutva and other issues

India under Narendra Modi has spent a lot of energy in drafting laws that go after minorities

02 Jun 2021 7:20 AM

Mrs Sonia Gandhi also demanded that meetings of the standing committees be held immediately. — PTI file photo

Sonia asks PM to call all-party meet on Covid

Referring to the letters written to Modi by Dr Manmohan Singh and by Rahul Gandhi, Sonia said all these had fallen on deaf ears

08 May 2021 9:35 AM

Dilip Cherian | Private sector specialists will helm Modi’s reforms push

While it would be erroneous to see political colour in what should be seen as usual assignments, few observers are willing to buy this line

22 Apr 2021 12:00 AM

The Modi government likes the label of a “decisive” government, but its actions are quite to the contrary. (Photo: AFP)

Pavan K. Varma | Second wave gives the lie to Modi’s ‘decisive’ image

The second Covid wave has vividly shown the glaring gulf between image and delivery of the Modi Sarkar

18 Apr 2021 12:00 AM

By turning it into an early mid-term review of the Modi government’s performance and the BJP’s politics, Ms Banerjee has achieved what many other parties were trying to do but were clueless about how to galvanise people into making a choice. (PTI file photo/Ashok Bhaumik)

Shikha Mukerjee | More than a state battle: BJP strategy on test too

For the BJP, the current round of elections is crucial, and every seat won or lost in West Bengal will affect its future

03 Mar 2021 7:41 AM

Farmers prepare food for their fellows during their protest against the Centre's new farm laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi on Friday, December 4 (PTI /Arun Sharma)

Shikha Mukerjee | Pivot or perish: India’s heartland sends signal

To defy the demands by farmers is as politically risky for the BJP as it would be reckless for the Modi government

05 Dec 2020 8:13 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI Photo)

Demonetisation led to GDP slump: Rahul Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also accused the government of being responsible for the slump in the economy

02 Sep 2020 11:42 AM

Chief Ministers belonging to various opposition parties got together and discussed the issue of GST compensation to states. (ANI Photo)

CMs of opposition parties unite against Centre for undermining states' rights

Sonia Gandhi convened a virtual meeting of chief ministers of opposition-ruled states to discuss the key issues confronting them

26 Aug 2020 6:39 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Central government as India crossed the 20 lakh COVID-19 positive cases. (PTI Photo)

Modi government gone missing: Rahul slams Centre as India crosses 20 lakh COVID cases

20 lakh-mark has been crossed, Modi government is missing, the Congress leader tweeted

07 Aug 2020 9:48 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the CII Annual Session-2020 via video conferencing, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | A bad start to 2.0: Modi’s bravado fails to impress

When Modi and the BJP came back to power in the summer of 2019, the euphoria was confined mainly to the party

03 Jun 2020 5:09 PM

Anyone who opposes BJP is dubbed ‘urban Naxal’: Rahul Gandhi

The Centre’s decision has triggered a massive political controversy, with the state government calling it “unconstitutional”.

26 Jan 2020 3:50 AM

Let us turn to whether this abstention of the Opposition harms the anti-CAA movement.

Anti-CAA protests about people, not parties

By any account, this is a huge success, especially against a government with a large majority and with a positive media behind it.

26 Jan 2020 2:17 AM

The NSO data shows inflation in pulses/vegetable product was recorded at 15.44 per cent, while in case of meat and fish it was nearly 10 per cent.

Retail inflation rises to 7.35 per cent, highest in 5 yrs

Surge in food/vegetable prices triggers fresh growth concerns.

14 Jan 2020 3:05 AM

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi may be out on his travels but he continues to call the shots in the party through his band of loyalists.

Tug-of-war over tricolour; most powerful man in MP

That Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot are not exactly on best terms is an open secret.

13 Jan 2020 12:33 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Domestic friction hits India’s image globally

Naturally, global attention was drawn to the sectarian laws and draconian police repression of peaceful protests.

30 Dec 2019 5:47 AM

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