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Will Jaitley Play Rescuer Or Will The Opposition Prevail?

The finance minister is set to present the budget amid signs of economic distress and political opposition. Will he turn it around? KN Ashok asks.

The Ishrat File: Unravelling The Political Plot

Jail term done, Sanjay Dutt can lead a life unshackled from past mistakes.

Arvind Kejriwal's Jack-In-The-Box Street Cred Intact, A Year Down

A year down, a battle-scarred Arvind Kejriwal survives, with his jack-in-the-box street cred intact.

What To Expect From The Budget 2016

How the RSS has been influencing the government’s economic policies and what it expects from the coming Budget.

Manmohan Singh: Modi Should Know That He Is PM Of All Of India

Her widely-read newspaper columns and bestselling book Mrs Funnybones have given her a new lease of life, making Twinkle Khanna a force to contend with in the literary world. The book has gone into its ninth reprint while she gears up for her second release, a collection of short stories that centre around bruised women. Armed with much wit and candour, in a freewheeling chat with Farhad J Dadyburjor she talks about dealing with the sudden success she’s found in her forties, how she’s a lot like her dad Rajesh Khanna and the private scrapbook of family letters that will be her literary legacy.

Sheikh Hasina: Caught Between The Call Of Jihad And The Politics Of Poverty

Caught between the call of jihad and the politics of poverty, Sheikh Hasina is battling alone for Bangladesh. India and the West had better take notice.

Narendra Modi, Stuck In Abraham's Triangle!

Modi is caught between a military alliance and crucial oil diplomacy in West Asia.

Feel the Bern Yet?

In Donald Trump season, here comes a wildcard: a plodding, avowed socialist!

On The Line Between Hero And Fall Guy

As Modi’s consigliere, Amit Shah bears the wounds of Delhi, Bihar. More failure would be disaster. Critics inside are keeping the score.

Bundelkhand: Everybody Loves A Good Pre-Election Drought

With UP polls approaching, political parties once again come courting Bundelkhand farmers, 400 of whom have committed suicide in the past year. 

The Great Indian Hindu Kush Challenge

Diplomatic cunning could bring India more of the Afghan booty.

Will 2016 Be Make Or Break For The NDA Government?

As it inches towards the mid-term, the Centre faces growing challenges on many fronts.

Narendra Modi's Blow-Hot-Blow-Cold Approach To Pakistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise stopover at Lahore is of a piece with his government’s blow-hot-blow-cold approach to Pakistan.

Rohith Vemula’s suicide: Turning Point For Politics In India

Rohith Vemula’s suicide follows a long history of discrimination against Dalits in universities and other centres of higher education. Could this be a turning point for Dalit and student politics in India?

Death Of Mufti Mohammed Sayeed: A Dark Winter Of Unease

Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s death upsets the delicate dynamics of the coalition between the BJP and his party.

Our Debt To Jawaharlal Nehru

Celebrating Nehru’s contribution to India’s progress is the best reply to his detractors in and out of power

Assembly Elections: No Correction Of Course In Sight For BJP

With the Modi wave no longer strong enough to ride on, the BJP may toe the RSS line in the coming Assembly elections. KN Ashok reports.

Will Modi Sarkar Lose A Winning Battle?

To get the economy right, Modi sarkar needs to get its politics right or it’ll lose a winning battle.

Canada Witnesses Its “Obama moment”

Canada witnesses its “Obama moment” as the Liberals, with their sunny campaign, win a clear majority in a “strategic” vote for change.

BJP: All is not well

The Bharatiya Janata Party is in a state of flux with party veterans poised to become the rallying point for forces opposed to the  authority of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, particularly in the wake of the party’s defeat in  the Bihar Assembly elections. 

Bihar Election: Is The Cha Cutting Enough?

Modi plays the Bihar game with seasoned politicians, and finds his tactics backfiring.

Emergency Days Not Far!

If constitutional dialogue is taken as tyranny, Emergency days in new fatigues may not be far behind. There are enough signs to caution the country.

Hidden Truths About Subhas Chandra Bose' Death

Was Netaji sent to the Gulag? The Subhas Chandra Bose files might reveal many hidden truths.

Samajwadi Party: A Conspiracy Of Yadavs

After blatantly favouring one caste in government appointments, the judiciary comes calling at Akhilesh Yadavs doorstep.

A Bihari Story Of The Haar

The BJP has paid the price for its inability to understand Bihar and its remarkable people.

The Patna Protocol

An epic battle is underway in the proverbial badlands of Bihar, where many political lives swing between irrelevance and renewal. Even as cracks appear in the artificial alliance of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, the BJP wants more than a victory. It is fighting for a mandate worthy of India's most popular politician and its unsurpassed campaigner. Narendra Modis next phase of modernisation will begin from the backwardness of Bihar, writes PR Ramesh from Patna.

Donald Trump, From A To Z

An alphabetical portrait of the frontrunner in the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination.

Nepal, A Model Of Modi's Neighbourhood Policy

Nepal goes 'secular'. But India fumes at the constitution's 'unfair' federal structure.

Narendra Modi: Behold The Digital Deliverer

Modi dazzles the smartest in Silicon Valley.

Bihar: The Great Election Scare

How political parties in Bihar increasingly use fear as a tool to draw Muslim votes.