Blog – Page 35 – Breaking Views

March 18, 2023
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Breakdown Parliament

#rajdeepsardesai #straightbatwithrajdeep #parliamentmonsoonsession #ombirla We have been witnessing what I call the ‘Usain Bolt’ style of parliament politics. What do I mean? Well, like the great Jamaican sprinter,...

March 11, 2023
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Rahul Gandhi: BJP’s ‘Match Up’ Obsession

#rajdeepsardesai #straightbatwithrajdeep #modi #rahulgandhi #bjpindia #indiannationalcongress Few nights ago I tweeted the following: I sometimes wonder if Rahul Gandhi didn’t exist, he would have to be invented to keep...

March 9, 2023
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Indian cricket faces a moment of truth

As player, captain and commentator, there has arguably been no more authoritative voice in Indian cricket over the last 50 years than Sunil Gavaskar. So when the legendary cricketer...

March 4, 2023
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Verdict 2023 Twelve Takeaways

#rajdeepsardesai #straightbatwithrajdeep #modi #BJPIndia The first big election verdict of 2023 has been delivered and here are my twelve takeaways.

February 25, 2023
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Shah’s Gameplan: Thackeray Mukt Sena

#rajdeepsardesai #straightbatwithrajdeep #amitshah #udhavthakkarey #shivsena Thackeray mukt Shiv Sena.. as the title of this week’s video blog suggests, one of the country’s most enduring regional forces is facing a...

February 23, 2023
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Why the BJP is reaching out to Christians in the Northeast

In a distant corner of India, a new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is attempting to break through an old barrier. At a Sunday mass in one of Shillong’s oldest...

February 18, 2023
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BBC vs Modi Government

#rajdeepsardesai #straightbatwithrajdeep #itsurveyonbcc #bccinewstoday #bbcraids #bbc #bbc #incometaxraids A few days ago when I heard the BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia attack the BBC as a ‘Bhrasht, Bakwas Corporation’ I was...

February 11, 2023
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From Dhirubhai to Gautambhai

#rajdeepsardesai #straightbat #gautamdani Long before Gautam Adani, there was Dhirubhai Ambani. The Reliance Industries founder was targeted for building his business empire courtesy his alleged proximity to the Congress government...

February 10, 2023
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Adani row may have limited political impact

Long before Rahul Gandhi, there was VP Singh. The former prime minister (PM) in the late 1980s targeted politician-big business links to project himself as Mr Clean. Singh was...

February 4, 2023
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हमारे Gautam Bhai

#straightbat #rajdeepsardesai #gautamadani #hindenburgreport one name has dominated the headlines.. this time for all the wrong reasons. Gautam Adani, who till only a few days ago, was India’s...