Bharti Mishra Nath
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Opinion | Why November 1 Rally Raises Questions About INDIA Bloc's Priorities
In a democracy, political parties have the right to protest, mobilise public opinion and hold governments accountable. But democracy also demands that political leaders remain sensitive to the everyday struggles of the very citizens whose interests they claim to represent. It is this equilibrium between political confrontation and public responsibi...
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Opinion: Gandhi Siblings, And INDIA Bloc's Political Theatrics
Indian politics has never been short of theatrics. The recent INDIA bloc protest march to the Supreme Court against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and SIR (Special Intensive Revision) was full of such spectacles. Congress leaders and siblings Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been at the centre of demonstrations in which...
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Opinion | Congress' New Electoral Formula In Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh has always been the ultimate test of political arithmetic. For any opposition formation hoping to challenge the BJP in the state, the question is not merely whether individual parties have pockets of influence. It is whether their votes can be combined without their organisations, ambitions and social coalitions pulling in different d...
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Opinion | SIR, The Election Commission, And A Trust Deficit
Politics over the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls is becoming increasingly bitter. The Congress has stepped up its attack on the ECI (Election Commission of India) and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while the INDIA bloc is preparing to coordinate its response. Members of the INDIA bloc also held a strategic meeting o...
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Opinion | Women's Safety In Bihar: Politics Can't Become An Excuse For The Future
In Bihar, every time, after a serious crime against a woman or girl, when the law-and-order situation is questioned, the political response seems almost predetermined. The ruling NDA alliance points towards the erstwhile RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) chief ministers Lalu Yadav-Rabri Devi years and reminds people of ‘Jungle Raj'. The Opposition point...
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Opinion | Is The Opposition Really A 'Naraaz Fufa'?
Politics, like Indian family gatherings, has its customary characters. There is the enthusiastic cousin, the know-it-all uncle, and, occasionally, the eternally displeased uncle who asks, "But why is this necessary?" Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now given this familiar Indian family character a political identity - the 'naraaz fufa' (Fufaji ...
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Opinion: Rahul Gandhi's 2029 PM Dream: The Allies He Cannot Take For Granted
The Congress has been steadily building the case that Rahul Gandhi should be the natural Prime Ministerial face of the INDIA bloc in 2029. Yet, the biggest obstacle to that ambition may not be the BJP.
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Opinion | Are Political Overtures Enough To Win Gen Z Voters?
Gen Z does not merely want to be heard - it wants evidence that being heard produces consequences.
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Opinion | When National Symbols Become Political Football
National pride should not be a monopoly of the Right. Nor should secularism be a monopoly of the Left. Patriotism should not require party membership.
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Opinion: Karnataka's Factionalism And Goa's Baggage Are BJP's Next Electoral Tests
Recent developments have exposed cracks in both states.
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Opinion | Arithmetic, Alliances And The Quest For Constitutional Power
While cabinet changes are routine in any administration, the circumstances surrounding this exercise suggest that political arithmetic rather than administrative performance may dominate the calculations.
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Opinion| Did Trinamool Congress Collapse For Want Of Clear Ideology?
The dramatic collapse of the Trinamool in West Bengal following the poll defeat has reignited a debate - was the party's collapse inevitable because it never possessed a coherent ideological foundation of its own?
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Opinion | A Chief Minister Tossing A Half-Eaten Apple, And A New Low
For a state as politically aware as Karnataka, people are entitled to expect better optics, better judgment, and a stronger demonstration of respect from those who occupy the highest offices of government.
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Opinion | K Annamalai's Exit - An Asset Lost, Or Strategic Reset?
amil Nadu politics has often rewarded tough and popular personalities - but only those who build enduring political machines survive. As Annamalai is parting amicably from his parent party, a future relationship with his mentors can't be ruled out.
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Opinion: Forecast, Frustration Or Fear Politics? On Rahul Gandhi's 'Modi Government Will Fall' Claim
Without clarity, the comment sounds less like evidence-based political analysis and more like headline politics.
