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June 24, 2016
Rajdeep Sardesai
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The Muck Of Indian Politics

History repeats itself, first as tragedy then as farce, but in Indian politics, the farce plays out so frequently that the tragic element is obscured. Four recent instances highlight...

April 1, 2016
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Towards a ‘Congress Mukt’ Bharat ?

We want a Congress Mukt Bharat,” thundered Narendra Modi in the 2014 general election campaign, a slogan echoed repeatedly BJP president, Amit Shah. The declared goal was not just...

June 11, 2015
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Silver-Haired Sikandar Bakht

Long before Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, there was Sikandar Bakht ...

December 12, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Space for change in Kashmir, but BJP may miss the chance

The year 2014 has been the year of the lotus. The indefatigable Narendra Modi-Amit Shah combine has taken the BJP to a spectacular victory at the Centre, won Maharashtra...

November 15, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Identity is not always destiny

A simple tweet, all of 140 characters, can be hazardous to one’s health as I have discovered to my cost yet again. Last Sunday, as Narendra Modi went in...

October 3, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
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“American way of life”

If Narendra Modi’s triumphant visit to the United States was marked by a series of photo-ops, two stood out: the first was in New York’s Central Park where the...

September 22, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
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BJP at the crossroads: What the party can learn from bypolls results

Indian voters have a knack of surprising political pundits. Just a few weeks ago, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah could do no wrong; now, after a series of byelection...

August 21, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Modi’s fine words must be followed by firm action

We live in an age where a Hindi film is declared a hit if it has a strong opening on its first weekend: The era of the silver jubilee...

August 7, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Shiv Sena needs to grow up

A few months ago, I went for lunch to the new Maharashtra Sadan in the national capital. The first look was impressive: marble flooring, bronze statuettes, spiral staircases, you...