Anand Kochukudy
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Opinion | Has Pinarayi Vijayan Been Left All Alone?
The carefully constructed image of Vijayan as a leader in full control now lies shattered - in no small measure due to his own actions.
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Opinion | Why A 'Defeat' Is Now Essential For The Disoriented Left In Kerala
The Left losing its last bastion is a dreadful thought to Communists in general, but many of them deem it a necessary setback, one that will help the party rid itself of its maladies.
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Opinion | 4 Leaders In Congress Are Vying For One Job - And None Is Ready To Step Aside
'Three Musketeers' in the Kerala Congress - and an unexpected fourth - are quietly redrawing the contest in Kerala.
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Opinion | Congress's 'Jamaat' Experiment In Kerala Can Backfire Badly. But Does It Care?
The Jamaat has always been sort of a political pariah in the state. Why, then, is the Congress warming up to it?
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Opinion | From Kerala To Keralam: What's Really In A Name? A Lot, Apparently
For many, the name change may be much ado about nothing, but for the likes of MN Karassery, who have been using Keralam instead of Kerala over the years, it is a moment to celebrate.
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Opinion | Bihar Poll Run-Up: Is Nitish Kumar King, Kingmaker, Or Just Clinging On?
Having failed at charting a bigger role for himself outside Bihar as part of the INDIA bloc, Nitish knows that this year's election might just be his last hurrah.
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Opinion | How Fringe Elements - And A Bypoll - Have Upended Kerala's Politics
As Kerala voted for the Nilambur by-election this week, communalism and dog-whistles came to dominate the political discourse of all political parties.
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Opinion | How Op Sindoor Has Laid Bare The Ideological Battle Brewing In Congress
Today, the contrasting positions taken by Rahul and team and dyed-in-the-wool Nehruvians such as Tharoor, Tewari and Sharma on Operation Sindoor are essentially an extension of the rebellion the G-23 group of leaders had waged in 2020.
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Opinion | BP Yatnal: The Curious Case Of A BJP MLA Who Was Expelled Thrice
It is rather unusual for a leader to get expelled from a party thrice. But Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, the maverick Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Karnataka, has accomplished just that.
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Opinion | Alliance Calling: AIADMK-BJP May Have Finally Learnt A Hard Lesson
An alliance between the AIADMK and the BJP isn't an easy thing to achieve, even with Annamalai finally taming his aggression. But it's not entirely impossible either.
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Opinion | Can A 'Technocrat' Fix All That's Wrong With BJP In Kerala?
The central leadership believes that Rajeev Chandrasekhar can cater to sections of Kerala's aspirational middle class that are unhappy with both the ruling Left government and the Congress-led UDF.
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Opinion | Congress's Hooda-Shaped Problem In Haryana Is Growing
The party's rout in the Haryana municipal election, held less than six months after the assembly polls it was sure to win but didn't, is telling of a steady decay.
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Opinion | What's Making Once-Indifferent Kerala Finally Embrace Cricket?
This Ranji season, Kerala reaped the rewards for its teamwork and was clearly more than the sum of its parts.
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Opinion | Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan May Have A 'Trojan Horse' In His Ranks
Anwar's charges have already caused enough damage to Vijayan. The CPI(M) branch meetings underway have been witnessing heavy criticism of P. Sasi and Vijayan himself, virtually unheard of in the recent past.
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Opinion | How CPI(M) Became A Victim Of Its Own Propaganda In Kerala
Pinarayi Vijayan had realised that the CPI(M)s Hindu vote bank was gradually eroding. Minority outreach, he thought, would be enough to compensate for that. But he was wrong.
