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Opinion | Sharad Pawar Has An Old 'Two Plus Two' Bargain For Delhi
Sharad Pawar appears to be keeping two doors open, and the political cost could be huge for both opposition and the NDA.
- Monday July 13, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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बांकीपुर में होगी प्रशांत किशोर की परीक्षा, नतीजा तय करेगा आगे का रास्ता
नितिन नवीन के इस्तीफे पर खाली हुई बांकीपुर विधानसभा सीट पर उपचुनाव हो रहा है. इस चुनाव में चुनाव रणनीतिकार का पेशा छोड़कर राजनीति में आए प्रशांत किशोर मैदान में हैं. वो पहली बार चुनाव लड़ रहे हैं. इस उपचुनाव का जायजा ले रहे हैं वरिष्ठ पत्रकार रशीद किदवई.
- Wednesday July 8, 2026
- Written by: रशीद किदवई
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Opinion | Prashant Kishor Is Now Facing The Hardest Test Of His Entire Career
The strategist who once told parties how to win must now prove that he knows how to do that himself.
- Wednesday July 8, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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Opinion | The Story Of Congress And Its Never-Ending Obsession With 'Committees'
The present-day Congress works on a mantra that says loud and clear - when in doubt, set up a committee.Whether they achieve anything is another matter.
- Friday July 3, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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Opinion | The Rise Of The 'Outsider': Is Rahul Gandhi Giving Up On His Own Colleagues?
The rise of Rajendra Pal Gautam says a lot about this new doctrine.
- Wednesday July 1, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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Opinion | Why Indian Parties Are Beginning To Look Like Political 'Spare Parts'
India has thousands of political parties on paper. Some are genuine vehicles of aspiration. But others are beginning to look like political spare parts: useful when the main engine needs reassembly. Maharashtra and West Bengal are examples.
- Wednesday June 24, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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Opinion | Heir Not-So-Apparent: The New Reality Of Indian Politics
Trinamool's turmoil is a warning to regional parties that legacy can open the door, but only legitimacy keeps the house from breaking.
- Tuesday June 16, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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Opinion: Courage Or Folly? Inside Rahul Gandhi's Big Madhya Pradesh Gamble
How the Congress chose confrontation over compromise, even at the risk of going one down in the Rajya Sabha
- Thursday June 11, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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राहुल गांधी या सचिन पायलट...अशोक गहलोत को गुस्सा क्यों आता है?
गहलोत ने कहा कि मीडिया की वजह से उन्हें बागी करार दे दिया गया, जबकि मुझे लगता है कि वो एक साजिश थी. इस तरह से अचानक से पार्टी पर्यवेक्षकों का आना, फिर वो तमाशा और आखिर में मुझे बागी कह देना.
- Wednesday June 10, 2026
- Written by: रशीद किदवई
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Opinion | The Most Accurate Prediction About Trinamool? An MS Aiyar 'Joke', From 1997
Towards the end of 1998, Mani Shankar Aiyar briefly tried the Trinamool experiment. He did not stay long. But while leaving, he offered a diagnosis that holds true even today.
- Wednesday June 10, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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Opinion | Ignored By Rahul, Haunted By Pilot: Inside Ashok Gehlot's Grand Meltdown
Going by Gehlot's outburst, it remains unclear who he is accusing of 'conspiring'. But the 75-year-old seems to be getting uneasy about his growing irrelevance in the party.
- Tuesday June 9, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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Opinion | Vasu Dada Shroff To Yusuff Ali MA, The Indian Entrepreneurs Helped Build Dubai
Recently, when Vasu Shroff died at the age of 85 on April 26, Dubai did not simply lose a businessman. It lost one of the early figures who had helped give the Indian community in the city a sense of permanence.
- Tuesday June 9, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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ओपिनियन: कर्नाटक से क्या संदेश दे रही है कांग्रेस, क्या बढ़ गया है राहुल का आत्मविश्वास
पिछले कई महीने से जारी कर्नाटक के नेतृत्व संकट को सुलझा दिया है. इसी के तहत सीएम सिद्धारमैया ने अपने पद से इस्तीफा दे दिया है, उम्मीद की जा रही है कि डीके शिवकुमार कर्नाटक के लिए अगले मुख्यमंत्री होंगे. कांग्रेस की रणनीति को डिकोड कर रहे हैं वरिष्ठ पत्रकार रशीद किदवई.
- Thursday May 28, 2026
- Written by: रशीद किदवई
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Opinion | Karnataka Tussle: Is This Where Congress Finally Understands The Value Of 'Timing'?
For years, Rahul Gandhi's critics have accused him of being a moral commentator rather than a commander. Karnataka may be a rebuttal to that charge.
- Thursday May 28, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai
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Opinion | Why India's 'Cockroach' Rebellion Should Terrify The Opposition
For India's opposition, the message is clear. Stop assuming young voters are merely waiting to be mobilised against Modi. They want credible jobs, fair exams, affordable futures, and political entry without family passwords.
- Friday May 22, 2026
- Opinion
- Rasheed Kidwai