Opinion

Opinion: Ramdev Gives Bharat Mata Row New Life - Just What RSS Wants

The BJP has, true to its characteristic behavior, refused to condemn Ramdev, because the latter is contributing liberally to their Hindutva agenda of promoting aggressive cultural nationalism.

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi Is a Marathon Man, A Long Distance Runner

Leadership skills are not decided by defeat in elections, writes Sanjay Jha.

Opinion: Dear Prime Minister by Sanjay Jha

A well-known writer recently referred to 2004-14 as the "golden age" of the yet unfolding India story. Of course, there are many challenges yet to be overcome, but we are certainly headed in the right direction. History will indeed record your innumerable accomplishments in many an encyclopedic study.

Opinion: Why Narendra Modi Shuffled the Caste-Card

Desperate attempt to snatch votes, writes Sanjay Jha.

Opinion: Why the Youth Need to Worry about Narendra Modi

Gujarat eerily resembles the flawed Chinese model, writes Sanjay Jha.

Modi's RSVP jibe at Priyanka has boomeranged

I have often visualized the BJP election machinery employing professional advertising copywriters for this campaign who double up as speech-writers too; everything is scripted to their desired perfection, and then to attract electronic media, in particular, sound- bytes are artfully manufactured.

Why Modi's 'Gujarat model' is in fact a 'Toffee model'

It reflects a flawed understanding of growth, writes Sanjay Jha.

Opinion: Vajpayee's "raj dharma" is empty rhetoric

He was "colossal disaster" as a PM, writes Sanjay Jha.