Opinion: Poll Results Offer These Big Lessons For Congress, BJP And AAP

Sagarika Ghose | Thursday December 08, 2022

As we enter the run up to general elections of 2024, the message is clear: while in national elections the Modi leadership cult may deliver for the BJP, it is now obvious that in states, local issues matter more and more.

Opinion: Shashi Tharoor, Yehi Hai Right Choice. But, The Gandhis.

Sagarika Ghose | Monday October 03, 2022

The contest is now between the least unwilling dynasty nominee, Mallikarjun Kharge, and the most willing independent force, 'outsider' Shashi Tharoor.

Opinion: What Priyanka And Rahul Gandhi Must Learn From Mamata Banerjee

Sagarika Ghose | Monday August 08, 2022

The dominant image of the Congress's 'Black Friday' anti-price rise protests was of black-clad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sitting on the road, surrounded by a police posse.

Opinion: BJP Gives Away Its Growing Insecurity About Kejriwal

Sagarika Ghose | Wednesday July 27, 2022

Actually, the Gandhi family-led Congress is not the real enemy of Modi-led BJP; the real enemy of the saffron party is the Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party.

Opinion: Teesta Setalvad's Arrest Shows Spread Of "Emergency Mindset"

Sagarika Ghose | Monday June 27, 2022

As India recalled the 1975 June day when Indira Gandhi's police hauled dozens of Opposition politicians and journalists to jail, in a stark reminder, on the same day, India again saw state power bearing down on an individual citizen.

Opinion: Nupur Sharma Unraveled Modi-Led BJP's Makeover

Sagarika Ghose | Wednesday June 08, 2022

As it makes this choice, the BJP may like to consider the fate of other right wing radicals across the world - the Maulvis and fundamentalists who dominate the discourse on Muslim questions have all mostly become marginalized.

It Could Be Kejriwal vs Adityanath In 2029 - by Sagarika Ghose

Sagarika Ghose | Thursday March 10, 2022

An IIT-educated engineer versus a saffron-clad monk: can Indian politics get a more unlikely yet fascinating contest?

Opinion: Chief Ministers Refuse To Be Extras In Modi-Centric Show

Sagarika Ghose | Wednesday June 16, 2021

While state governments need to assert their demands rationally, the BJP-led Centre must realise that 21st-century modern governance lies in operationalizing federalism.

Opinion: Shailaja Teacher Came Up Against "Double-Chested" Pinarayi Vijayan

Sagarika Ghose | Wednesday May 19, 2021

Shailaja is thus a victim of her own popularity and competence. Her well-deserved fame went against her, and made party bosses insecure. She had become the face of Kerala's fight against Covid.

Opinion: Think Local, Act Local - Regional Bosses Show Their Might

Sagarika Ghose | Tuesday May 04, 2021

Anyone who remotely knows Mamata Banerjee is immediately struck by her capacity and tenacity to fight, she is a prize fighter to the core.

Opinion: Mamata's Big Drawback - Her Failure To Mature As A Politician

Sagarika Ghose | Tuesday April 13, 2021

In sharp contrast to the Modi Government, which mounts a formidable PR offensive for every small announcement, the Mamata government's significant work in infrastructure and welfare has been glossed over in the media, partly because of her own rough-

Opinion: Why Kerala Is So Crucial For Rahul Gandhi And A Diminished Congress

Sagarika Ghose | Tuesday March 30, 2021

In Kerala, the Left is business-friendly and supremely electable; religious divisions are blocked by centuries-old community interconnectedness; the Nehru-Gandhis, unlike in other parts, command enormous goodwill. At a time of dominant Hindutva and opposition weakness in most of the country, Kerala is marching to its own tune.

Why The Liberal Opposes The Big State - By Sagarika Ghose

Sagarika Ghose | Saturday December 22, 2018

Exclusive excerpt from Sagarika Ghose's book Why I Am a Liberal: A Manifesto for Indians Who Believe in Individual Freedom