Narendra Modi and Limits of Self-Marketing
In the age of 24 x 7 news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the master of political theatre, his every move designed to maximize eyeballs. Which is why a...
When Pak-bashing becomes an Indian Election Issue
When Narendra Modi is on the campaign trail in his ‘janmabhoomi’ of Gujarat, his rabble-rousing rhetoric usually gets even more theatrical. Not surprisingly then, he chose a public rally...
Ten Reasons why Mr Modi is in Pole Position to win 2019
The battle has well and truly begun, the election commission has sounded the bugle for elections 2019. Elections are both a marathon cum steeplechase with many crazy jumps and...
War games in election season
War is not a cricket match and an air strike should not be reduced to a political spectacle. But we are in election season which might explain the well-choreographed...
Kaun Banega Pradhan Mantri? Game on!
As the temperatures sharply dip in the national capital, the political heat is rising. The BJP’s defeat in three Hindi heartland states means that we enter a big general...
Why BJP should worry, not be in denial
In 2004, a few weeks before the general elections and a day after the Lucknow stampede in which 21 poor women were killed while collecting free saris, then prime...
CBI’s ‘War’: Gujarat Model comes to Delhi
In the 70 mm cacophonic build up to the 2014 general elections, a recurring theme was the hype around the so-called ‘Gujarat model’. The BJP’s narrative through the campaign...
Is Modi government being unnerved by Rafale ‘war’?
Politics in the media age is increasingly about perception management which in turn is about shaping the narrative to your advantage. The UPA 2 government lost the plot when...
Kaamdar vs Naamdar: is Cong falling into a BJP trap?
One of the more persistent criticisms against the Narendra Modi government has been that far too many of its ministers seem to have very little work to do and...