All in the Family
For years now, the strongest critique that the BJP has had against the Congress and several regional parties is that they are family run fiefdoms, the parties of ‘Shehzadas’.
The AAP factor
If there was an award for the most successful political start up of the last decade, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would be the obvious front-runner (the YSRCP in...
Goan With The Wind
This week, my focus is on the deeply depressing politics in the smallest state in the battle for 2022: Goa, one of my many home states, a state that...
Remembering Kamal Khan
‘Kamal was news tv before the circus took over’ It’s been a pretty miserable Makar Sankranti. Early this morning a call from my old NDTV friend Manish Kumar was...
BJP’s OBC Challenge
Adityanath’s 80:20 formulation comes at a time when the BJP is battling to retain its crucial non-Yadav OBC voters who comprise nearly 35 per cent of the electorate. The...
The 80:20 election and what it means for India
Yogi Adityanath has never hidden his saffron robes in politics. Which is why it wasn’t a surprise when the Uttar Pradesh chief minister called the elections in India’s most...
SATYA GOVERNOR MALIK
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Today, the curious story of a constitutional functionary who with his controversial utterances has done what no one else in the government system has dared to...
Prayer for India in 2022
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As a difficult and turbulent year draws to a close, here is a prayer for a ‘better’ India in 2022.
An India where our political leadership will walk...
A Not So Merry Xmas
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It’s xmas weekend and so first off, a merry xmas and happy new year to all. And yet, this is in some way, a not so merry...
VIRAT VS BCCI
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Kaun Banega Captain in Indian cricket is often almost as dramatic a story as Kaun banega Pradhan mantra.. which is why I thought that this is...