Opinion

Opinion | The 'AIPC' Was Once Congress' Boldest Idea. What Happened To It?

Tharoor, to Chakravarti, to Yaskhi now, the fate of a Congress 'experiment' that started in 2017 will tell you a lot

Opinion | Sachin Pilot's Long Wait Is Over. Can Congress Finally Use Him?

The grand old party is now betting that the man who turned 'waiting' into a virtue can deliver Punjab

Opinion | Rahul Gandhi Is Cleaning House - But At The Cost Of The Congress

In his search for a new organisation, Rahul Gandhi is making the big mistake of treating the Congress he inherited as dead weight.

Opinion | Manmohan Singh, Bachchans, And Other Secrets Of 10 Janpath: The Sonia Gandhi Story

She entered politics reluctantly, mastered its power games, chose Prime Ministers, and managed betrayals. Congress's most powerful woman finally tells the world how.

Opinion | Why The Congress-Samajwadi 'Merger' Fantasy Could Be Opposition's Biggest Self-Goal

Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav do not need to become one another. They need to become better at being themselves, together.

Opinion | Noakhali To Parliament, What Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah And Faiz Were Doing On Aug 15, 1947

What was Gandhi doing while Nehru was making his famous midnight speech, and why was Jinnah hosting a lunch as a new nation began fasting? August 15, 1947, looked very different depending on where you stood.

Opinion | From Punjab To Karnataka, Congress Just Can't Stop Hitting Self-Goals

Congress leaders often speak as though anti-incumbency is a natural resource that will eventually flow towards them. But it doesn't.

Opinion | Bankipur Is Prashant Kishor's Stinging Comeback. But It Is Also The End Of His 'Excuse'

Kishor's ideological flexibility helped make him a successful strategist, but it remains a political vulnerability.

Opinion | Kangana Ranaut Is Fast Running Out Of Enemies To Pick On

Kangana spent years cultivating the image of the 'lupa', the lone she-wolf who survived without a pack. But rebellion, once rewarded, can quickly become an addiction.

Opinion | Why Rahul Gandhi Keeps Making The Same 'Communication' Mistake

The Congress leader suffers from a strange paradox: always heard, but rarely followed.

Opinion | Gen Z Can Topple A Minister. Why Can't They Enter Parliament?

India's Gen Z can vote at 18, graduate soon afterwards, and even hold bureaucratic positions after 21. What they still can't do is contest elections before they turn 25.

Opinion | One Resignation, 3 Headaches: The Bigger Politics Behind Dharmendra Pradhan's Exit

The minister's exit revives an old Congress-era tradition and hands the BJP a very contemporary problem to solve on the road to Uttar Pradesh.

Opinion | CJP Protest And Opposition's Never-Ending Search For 'Readymade' Revolts

The Opposition cannot simply saunter in after anger has been created, and ask to become its beneficiary

Opinion | Sharad Pawar Has An Old 'Two Plus Two' Bargain For Delhi

Sharad Pawar appears to be keeping two doors open, and the political cost could be huge for both opposition and the NDA.

Opinion | Prashant Kishor Is Now Facing The Hardest Test Of His Entire Career

The strategist who once told parties how to win must now prove that he knows how to do that himself.

Opinion | The Story Of Congress And Its Never-Ending Obsession With 'Committees'

The present-day Congress works on a mantra that says loud and clear - when in doubt, set up a committee.Whether they achieve anything is another matter.

Opinion | The Rise Of The 'Outsider': Is Rahul Gandhi Giving Up On His Own Colleagues?

The rise of Rajendra Pal Gautam says a lot about this new doctrine.

Opinion | Why Indian Parties Are Beginning To Look Like Political 'Spare Parts'

India has thousands of political parties on paper. Some are genuine vehicles of aspiration. But others are beginning to look like political spare parts: useful when the main engine needs reassembly. Maharashtra and West Bengal are examples.

Opinion | Heir Not-So-Apparent: The New Reality Of Indian Politics

Trinamool's turmoil is a warning to regional parties that legacy can open the door, but only legitimacy keeps the house from breaking.

Opinion: Courage Or Folly? Inside Rahul Gandhi's Big Madhya Pradesh Gamble

How the Congress chose confrontation over compromise, even at the risk of going one down in the Rajya Sabha