Rajdeep Sardesai – Page 22 – Breaking Views

July 16, 2018
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Sport Knows No Caste But…..

Few issues agitate Indians as much as caste. So when soon after France’s win at the World Cup, I tweeted about the remarkable multi-cultural identity of the French football...

July 8, 2018
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The Mumbai Story that Must be Told

Since everyone – or almost everyone – seems to have a Sanjay Dutt story to tell at the moment, here is my blast from the past. I was the...

July 4, 2018
Rajdeep Sardesai
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A ‘new’ Congress: from Arrogance to Accomodation

A simple photo-op can sometimes reveal the entire political picture. Last month, as Rahul Gandhi hosted an iftaar party, his high table did not include a single opposition party...

June 21, 2018
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Jammu versus Kashmir: a doomed alliance..

A few months after he had taken over as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir in the spring of 2015, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed hosted a dinner for journalists in...

June 7, 2018
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Karnataka to Kairana: a Template for 2019

A by-election is a bit like a school monthly test: the marks don’t count for anything during the final exam. Which is why the opposition celebrations after besting the...

May 23, 2018
Rajdeep Sardesai
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From Raj Dharma to Chanakya-neeti: is BJP a party with a difference?

In 1996, soon after LK Advani resigned as an MP over his name surfacing in the ‘hawala’ diaries, we asked the original BJP ideological mascot why he had taken...

May 16, 2018
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The Karnataka ‘nataka’: ten takeaways

15th May 2018 will go down in history as a day when Indian politics rewrote the Harold Wilson oft-used quote that a week is a long time in politics....

May 11, 2018
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Karnataka’s 20-20 election

Karnataka is, arguably, India’s most beautiful state. Few states can match its rich diversity: from the wondrous Karwar coastline to the verdant green hills of Coorg, from the wildlife...

May 10, 2018
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Battle for Karnataka : Ten Takeaways

Battle for Karnataka : ten takeaways. Ten days in Karnataka over two extended trips still leaves you with the stamp of an ‘election tourist’ but then that is my...

April 26, 2018
Rajdeep Sardesai
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The Modi challenge: Aspirations Vs Mutinies

If prime minister Narendra Modi was not a politician, he could probably be a feel-good guru. Mr Modi’s signature characteristic has been his ability to constantly radiate a positive...