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Cong still relevant as political force
There is a temptation in some circles to dismiss Congress president Rahul Gandhi as a complete Pappu and an airhead. While this perception may well be grounded in perceptions of his personality, it has no place in serious political analysis. Rahul as an individual may be important but what is...
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‘Confident’ Modi all set for second term
31 March 2019 | Swapan Dasgupta -
Modi biopic fuss non-issue for EC
24 March 2019 | Swapan Dasgupta -
Again, arrogance may fail anti-Modi brigade
17 March 2019 | Swapan Dasgupta -
Balakot op nourishes Woke culture in India
10 March 2019 | Swapan Dasgupta -
Right to disparage Modi’s Pak feats!
03 March 2019 | Swapan Dasgupta -
Politics on Pulwama is to hold India back
24 February 2019 | Swapan Dasgupta -
Modi yet to show his ‘dream’ hand
17 February 2019 | Swapan Dasgupta
Opp turns RS into blocking chamber
By Wednesday, February 13, after the Interim Budget is passed, the 16th Lok Sabha will become history. In another fortnight or so, the model code of conduct will come into effect and the country will formally get into election mode. Normal governance will resume at the end of May when...
Budget bolsters Modi’s pro-poor credentials
If global investment funds and correspondents of the Western media were to judge the Interim Budget of 2019 presented by Piyush Goyal this Friday, they would unquestionably have honed in on a big Government: The failure to adhere to the fiscal deficit target set in last year’s Budget. It was...
Priyanka impact on Cong fate uncertain
Every political party has impulses which are almost instinctive. For the BJP, the most natural thing in moments of excitement or even confusion is to fall back on nationalism and Bharat Mata ki jai; for Communists, the ideal has always been the red flag and, in the Indian context, Inquilab...
Modi’s chance to retain power high
The past week has been exhilarating for the Opposition that hopes to upstage Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP in this summer’s general election. First, the Samajwadi Party and the BSP have managed to craft a seat-sharing arrangement that will lead to both parties contesting 38 seats each in Uttar...
10% quota nips in bud pro-reservation protest
Among the many points raised as objections to the 124th Constitution Amendment Bill to enable means-tested reservations was the contention that it was a direct consequence of the BJP’s defeat in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The argument is not devoid of merit. During the campaign, particularly in Madhya Pradesh, the...
Anti-Modi brigade to set the ball rolling
On Friday evening in a vain bid to find out if anything significant — other than the Lok Sabha debate on the contrived Rafale controversy — had happened in the country, I switched on the TV. On at least three ‘news’ channels, I was greeted by a lot of indignation...
Visceral fear of Modi’s 2nd term
One of the first public acts of the Narendra Modi Government after the BJP lost the three Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan was to reduce the Goods and Services Tax on a clutch of items. The move was quietly welcomed in all circles —including by the Congress...
