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December 12, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

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
Columns

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
Columns

“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
Columns

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
Columns

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
Columns

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...

April 2, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Modi needs to look beyond high-profile individuals

He is an expert in turning a lie into the truth. It is the BJP’s principle to divide the nation and rule. Wherever the BJP government is in power,...

March 5, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

In Indira’s image: How Narendra Modi is similar to a Gandhi

Narendra Modi today claims to derive inspiration from Sardar Patel and Swami Vivekananda even if his original icon was the long-serving RSS chief Guru Golwalkar. Patel and Vivekananda are...

July 10, 2013
TeamRS
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Rajnath Singh Interview with Rajdeep Sardesai (CNN IBN)

October 31, 2012
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Stuck in a time warp

Nitin Gadkari isn’t quite known to mind his language. A few weeks after he took over as BJP president, he expressed himself with typical candour to a group of...