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October 11, 2024
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A BJP win, a Congress self-goal

If the 2024 Lok Sabha election surprised India, the Haryana 2024 verdict has shocked many. Rarely has there been an election where every pollster, every pundit, every reporter has...

October 3, 2024
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The Importance of being Vinesh Phogat

The male-dominated universe of Haryana politics hasn’t seen anything quite like it. In a crowded hall filled with burly-looking Jat men, one woman is the center of attention. Olympic...

September 18, 2024
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Kashmir Goes to Vote

Kashmir never ceases to surprise and the 2024 state assembly elections are no exception. We are on the way to Bijbehara in Anantnag district, tracking the campaign of Peoples...

September 4, 2024
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In The Name of Shivaji Maharaj

In the politics of deification, there are demi-gods who can’t be touched, much less allowed to crumble and fall. Every state has its iconic figures who are beyond the...

July 24, 2024
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Food Politics and Kanwar Yatra

For several years now I have been doing a television programme, ‘Elections on My Plate’ that takes viewers on an election campaign trail with food as an added attraction....

July 10, 2024
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BCCI’s Glory, Nation’s Pride

The news that the T 20 World Cup winning team would be paid a prize money of Rs 125 crores by the Board of Control for Cricket in India...

June 27, 2024
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Reading continuity in a fractured verdict

If an extraordinary Lok Sabha verdict was meant to humble the political leadership, it appears to have had just the opposite effect. The Modi government is acting as if...

June 26, 2024
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A Government Still in Denial Mode

If an extraordinary Lok Sabha verdict was meant to humble the country’s political leadership, it appears to have had just the opposite effect. The Modi government is acting as...

June 13, 2024
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Mandate shows limits of strongman politics

One of the great joys of watching a blockbuster movie is the intermission which often comes just when the plot is reaching a dramatic crescendo. It is during the...

May 30, 2024
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Ten key takeaways from the elections

After crisscrossing the country for the last eight weeks, here are 10 key takeaways from an election that reveal the strengths and weaknesses of Indian electoral democracy. One, if...