Opinion

Opinion | India-US Reset At Quad: Why Rubio's Visit Could Be A Win-Win, And A Game Changer

The visit's argument, stated and unstated, is that the US and India do not need to agree on everything to benefit from each other's momentum. They need, instead, to align on the parts of the map where alignment matters most.

Opinion | Team 60: Yogi Plays A Sixer Off Akhilesh's Yorker

Eye on 2027 elections, BJP expands Yogi cabinet with a Mandal tilt

Opinion | Bengal's Critical Turn: How 2026 Redrew Electoral Loyalties

In Bengal, tradition is not the same as stagnation. It's the way people carry lessons forward. After 2026, Bengalis will likely carry a new lesson: that the electorate can remake its loyalties.

Opinion | The 'Silent' Bengal Voter Was Always Keeping Score. Mamata Just Didn't See It

Bengal is not an easy audience. So if the saffron wave has broken in here, the deepest explanation is this: people did not vote only for a party. They voted for a different emotional contract.

Opinion | Two Rival Imaginations Of Identity: Bangla Versus Hindutva

It is more than an election. It is a dispute over the grammar of belonging - who gets to be "us," and what "us" is allowed to mean when power is at stake. In West Bengal, the coming count does not merely decide seats in an assembly; it tests two rival imaginations of identity, both confident, both mobilizing, both speaking in the language of moral ...

Opinion | Ma, Maati, Manush Vs Infiltrators: Battle Of Narratives In Bengal

On May 4, as the counting machines begin their cold arithmetic, Bengal will be trying to answer a question: Who belongs to this land? And more precisely -- who gets to ask?

Opinion | The Two Bengals, North vs South

The divide between north and south Bengal is not merely geographic. It is the gap between two theories of what politics is for. And on the 4th of May, one of those theories will be proven right.

Opinion | PM Modi's 'Jhalmuri' Moment: When The Snack Becomes The Story

While barnstorming in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a public stall in Jhargram, Purulia, ate jhalmuri.

Opinion | A Northern Discomfort for Mamata Banerjee

In the last assembly elections in 2021, the TMC's wounds in North Bengal were visible not just in the arithmetic of seats but in the geometry of votes

Opinion | The Inside Story Of The Decline Of Bengal

Half a century ago, far removed from the cacophony of today's reality, Calcutta - now Kolkata - glistened with the promise of progress and prosperity. It stood as an emblem of industrial might, a city that whispered to the ambitions of a newly independent nation. A journey from Asansol-Burnpur, twin cities where I spent my school days, southward...

Opinion | The Middle East Inferno, And Why India Can Play Mediator

In the shadow of perennially shifting alliances, the recent eruption of hostilities between Iran and a coalition led by Israel and the United States marks a pivotal moment in the geopolitics of the Middle East

Opinion l The Many Shades Of Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026

In the kaleidoscopic narrative of India's economic landscape, the release of Budget 2026 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman marked a day likely to resonate for years to come.

Opinion | "Crack Team, Internal Unity": Inside BJP's Bengal Election War Room

As the political adagio of West Bengal builds towards the upcoming assembly elections in March-April 2026, one cannot help but observe the intricate dance of ambition, identity, and power at play.

Opinion | The Audacity Of Abhishek Banerjee's Yatra As A Political Revival

As Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee steps into the vibrant landscape of Bengal with his latest yatra, "Abar Jitbe Bangla" (Bengal will win again), the air is thick with anticipation.

Opinion | Congress's Greatest Enemy Isn't BJP, But Itself

As the Congress grapples with its existential crisis, one is left to ponder: can a party so steeped in its own legacy navigate the turbulent waters of contemporary politics? Or is it destined to retrace its steps into irrelevance?

The Dimming Of Democracy's Carnival: From Bihar 1995 To Bihar 2025

There was a time when elections in Bihar were not fought - they were celebrated. The year was 1995. I had just returned from California to do a survey of Bihar assembly elections along with the CSDS. I travelled all over the state.

Opinion | Prashant Kishor: When The 'Game Changer' Quit The Game

In a realm where perception is often reality, Kishor now embodies the archetype of a politician who talks of a grand game but fails to deliver when it counts.

Opinion: Tejashwi Yadav's Gamble: A Coalition On The Brink

At 36, Tejashwi Yadav appears as a young man in a tearing hurry to become Chief Minister of Bihar. It reflects immaturity. It undermines the collective spirit that is essential for any coalition, especially one that aspires to challenge ruling party.