Cong’s confused thinking
6 July 2014 3:37 AM ISTFormer defence minister A K Antony is not the right person for analysing the causes of the Congress’s defeat. For one, his proximity to the...
Have Indian Marxists reached a dead end?
1 July 2014 1:30 AM ISTHalf a century after the formation of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), the curtains are descending on what the comrades once saw as the...
Modi has critics within his party
26 Jun 2014 2:23 AM ISTLike nature, politics abhors a vacuum. It will be unrealistic to believe, therefore, that a majority in parliament ensures trouble-free governance....
Congress refuses to learn
20 Jun 2014 4:23 AM ISTLike the proverbial Bourbons, the Congress learns nothing and forgets nothing. For the party, the latest electoral drubbing does not seem to have been...
Will Narendra Modi’s luck hold?
11 Jun 2014 8:00 PM ISTA one-sided result of the kind which the electorate has just delivered can be due to two reasons. One is a wave in favour of a party or an individual...
Modi, starting on a good note
28 May 2014 10:40 PM ISTThere are three distinctive features of Narendra Modi’s cabinet. First, it is compact – a 45-member team compared to Manmohan Singh’s 77. Secondly,...
Sonia must share blame
20 May 2014 10:56 PM ISTIf one person can be singled out for blame for the Congress’s defeat, it is Sonia Gandhi. There are others, too, such as Manmohan Singh who failed to...
Massive challenges await Modi
20 May 2014 4:35 AM ISTThe BJP’s success marks a sea-change in Indian politics for more than one reason. For the party itself, it has now acquired a responsibility at the...
Congress’ disconnect with middle class
13 May 2014 11:44 PM ISTAt the valedictory meeting of the National Advisory Council (NAC), its chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, congratulated the assembled members for their...
Modi’s love for selfies
7 May 2014 11:00 PM ISTIt would be a mistake to believe that Narendra Modi was unaware that he was treading a thin line on the model code of conduct when he displayed the...
Modi’s love for selfies
6 May 2014 10:11 PM ISTIt would be a mistake to believe that Narendra Modi was unaware that he was treading a thin line on the model code of conduct when he displayed the...
Modi generates fear and hope
30 April 2014 4:58 AM ISTOne obvious impact of Narendra Modi’s ascent will be to boost investor confidence. But, it will be wrong to believe that the moneybags will arrive...
