Opinion

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

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.

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.