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Truth Files

There is much buzz in the last week about Kashmir Files.. the movie which focusses…

Verdict 2022: Ten takeaways

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1. Modi is a magnet.
2. Yogi has arrived on the national stage
3. Mahila yojna is the new MY
4. Hindu-Muslim divide has sharpened
5. Cong is in serious decline
6. AAP is occupying the anti establishment Cong space
7. Identity politics needs a ‘plus’ factor.
8. BJP has redefined the rules of political competition
9. Fragmented Opposition lacks a credible narrative.
10. 2024 is almost a done deal for BJP
Post script: journalists need to step out of echo chambers

Operation Ganga : People Above Politics

In the age of real time info and viral videos, a complex evacuation of citizens…

Decoding the Muslim vote bank

Is there a Muslim vote bank in this country and does it have the power…

Change Is In The Air

Its election time and I have just returned after spending much of the last two…

All in the Family

For years now, the strongest critique that the BJP has had against the Congress and…

Goa Elections
Goan With The Wind

This week, my focus is on the deeply depressing politics in the smallest state in…

BJP’s OBC Challenge

Adityanath’s 80:20 formulation comes at a time when the BJP is battling to retain its…

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 do: publicly take on prime minister Modi. That’s right, 76 year old Satyapal Malik, the Meghalaya governor has gone where others would fear to tread. He has actually called out the prime minister in a public fora, accusing him of an ‘arrogance’ in dealing with the farmer protests and suggested that he is out of touch with reality.

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 the talk on issues of critical public importance. Where you can’t ask people to mask up, maintain physical distancing and strict discipline and yet choose to be personally reckless in not observing Covid protocols during election campaigns.