Rajdeep Sardesai

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CBI’s ‘War’: Gujarat Model comes to Delhi

In the 70 mm cacophonic build up to the 2014 general elections, a recurring theme…

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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Test’ Now

For four years and a bit, every time there has been a major state election,…

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Is Modi government being unnerved by Rafale ‘war’?

Politics in the media age is increasingly about perception management which in turn is about…

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Kaamdar vs Naamdar: is Cong falling into a BJP trap?

One of the more persistent criticisms against the Narendra Modi government has been that far…

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Will Rafale 2019 be Bofors 1989?

Rahul Gandhi was just seventeen years old when the Bofors gun payoff scandal first exploded,…

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Tracking India in the Modi era – The-Ken Interview

“When sensation has replaced sense or noise has replaced news, you know, you feel—I don’t…

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Vajpayee was the torchbearer of a gentler political era

Of the many stories of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s remarkable ability to win friends and influence…

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The Chemistry of the Modi Cult

One of the biggest mistakes political journalists make is to often assess election trends based…

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Imran Khan: A Man of Many Parts

In December 2013, cricketer turned politician Imran Khan was in India for the Hindustan Times…

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Five Things we learnt in a No-Confidence Motion

1. Pappu can Hug Saala: this was never so much a No Confidence Motion (NCM)…