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January 14, 2022
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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...

November 19, 2021
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Hindutva versus Hinduism: Rahul-Khurshid Line Divides and Distracts

In this age of social media outrage, prime time noise and WhatsApp forwards, every word spoken or written in the public domain travels across the universe in real time...

November 5, 2021
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Crime-police-politics: Mumbai’s chickens have come home to roost

‘Tamasha’ is a great Maharashtra folk dance tradition that literally means ‘fun’ and ‘entertainment’. In the last few months, a political ‘tamasha’ is playing out in Maharashtra which would...

October 8, 2021
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The Rahul versus Mamata versus Arvind battle

It is argued, often justifiably, that a large section of the news media, especially prime time tv, spends far more time and energy questioning the opposition than it does...

September 24, 2021
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Marg – Darshak Mandal Politics: Getting Netas to Retire is not easy

“Retire when people ask why and not when they ask why not..” That memorable quote is attributed to cricketing great Vijay Merchant who called it a day after scoring...

September 10, 2021
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Indian sport: The triumph, the challenge

Strongmen populist leaders have a penchant for aligning sporting achievement to their personality cult. Fidel Castro of Cuba is a great example: the ‘revolutionary’ Cuban leader used his country’s...

August 13, 2021
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Dream for India@75

As India enters its 75th year of independence, it’s a fitting time to unveil a dream of a ‘better’ India. An India where harmony prevails over hate; where those...

July 30, 2021
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No one hacked a phone: Why Modi government is in denial

Long before Narendra Modi held sway, there were the omnipotent Nehru-Gandhis. In his book, ‘Open secrets, India intelligence unveiled’, former Intelligence Bureau joint director MK Dhar writes of how...

July 15, 2021
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10 Questions in Covid Times

Right through the extraordinarily gruelling pandemic period, one question remains unanswered: who is accountable for the many shortcomings in the Covid 19 fight? So as a crucial monsoon session...

July 2, 2021
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Pawar-Kishor Gameplan: In Search of a Unified Opposition

Chanakya may have lived in the fourth century BC but he keeps getting re-discovered in the twenty-first century. This relentless search for a modern-day Chanakya has seen union home...