Opinion: Bihar Result Throws Up A New Fact - How To Ally With Owaisi
Mukul Kesavan | Thursday November 12, 2020You can no more be nearly Chief Minister than you can be nearly pregnant. But as a public display of political muscle, as a platform for future alliances, Tejashwi Yadav made an extraordinary debut.
Opinion: Biden Must Dump Trump Tariffs, Focus On India For Silicon Valley
Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Thursday November 12, 2020For all the hype around "Howdy Modi" and "Namaste Trump," the US.-India economic relationship has been backsliding the last four years. To move forward, Joe Biden must steer the conversation away from tariffs, an obsession of his predecessor.
Opinion: Why Trump Fears Leaving The White House
Timothy L O'Brien, Bloomberg | Thursday November 12, 2020Donald Trump is the luckiest man alive. Unlike almost, well, everyone, hes been protected from the consequences of his own mistakes his entire life.
Opinion: "Hum Log Aa Gaye Hain," Said Nitish In 4 am Call
Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday November 11, 2020The "double engine" claim of NarendraModi and NitishKumar is exaggerated. The centre under NarendraModi is the engine and NitishKumar is now just a bogey being tugged along by NarendraModi. Nitish Kumar has been claiming that he will get a better financial deal for Bihar from the centre. The jury is still out on that. Nitish Kumar, who has a huge sense of entitlement ...
Opinion: Bihar Chief Minister, Beware Of Tejashwi Yadav
Ashutosh | Tuesday November 10, 2020But Tejashwi Yadav, despite the tragic failure, is the Man of the Moment. Till a month ago he was not taken seriously. It was a walkover for the NDA. The arithmetic was simple. In Bihar, whenever two of the three big parties have got together, they have won and formed the government.
Blog: Biden Is President-Elect But He Almost Blew It
IP Bajpai | Monday November 09, 2020Joe Biden may be president elect, but he and then Democrats failed to generate the "blue wave" that would have swept nine battleground states. Instead, he has squeaked by in four and marginally won another three.
Opinion: What Appears To Have Cost Trump The Election - by Rajmohan Gandhi
Rajmohan Gandhi | Saturday November 07, 2020Donald Trump's exit is almost certain. His evident defeat offers a significant lesson: Like other tides of history, an ethnonationalist tide too can recede, or be made to retreat.
Opinion: One Padayatra, Many Milestones
Vijayasai Reddy | Friday November 06, 2020Jagan Mohan Reddy garu gets appreciation in all national and international surveys for the best and corruptionless, transparent governance. It is the spirit of the Padayatra that has brought in revolutionary changes in the state.
Opinion: Mayawati Taking Sides, Big Rajya Sabha Catch - BJP's Sweet Spot
Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday November 03, 2020Having mistreated or annoyed some of its big allies into exiting its team, the BJP has more reason than ever to keep Mayawati happy. Her huge Dalit support base will help in the BJP's re-election plan for Uttar Pradesh, which is, along with Bengal, the big focus now for India's ruling party. And it will all move at a deliberate, carefully-timed pace.
Blog: The US Polls Just Became More Thrilling
IP Bajpai | Tuesday November 03, 2020A fortnight ago almost every pollster had written off Donald Trump. Today, on Election Day, everyone is not that sanguine. Even "sleepy Joe" has been forced out of the comfort of his Delaware home into a last week of high-pitched campaigning in key states. If Joe Biden loses, the pollsters will be totally discredited; but Joe will be blamed for hoping that an electron...
Opinion: Jeff Bezos Vs Mukesh Ambani As Amazon Disputes India Retail Deal
Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Tuesday November 03, 2020The actual quarrel is only interesting when you read between the lines of the claims and counterclaims.
Opinion: Combatting Covid Stress With Yoga, Meditation
Vijayasai Reddy | Monday November 02, 2020During these trying times, cultivating the principles of a meditative state through insightful practices may serve as a helpful strategy. In these testing times, Yoga, meditation and spirituality will be of great help.
Blog: Our Obsession With KYCs And OTPs Are Simply MCDI. Get It?
IP Bajpai | Monday November 02, 2020Unless we fix the small stuff, we will never get the big stuff done.
Opinion: Scindia Sets Out To Prove His Real Worth To Congress And BJP
Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday October 28, 2020Within his new party, and to his old, Scindia has a lot to prove. Above all, the need to be taken seriously as a commanding leader who merits a bigger role than allowed so far.
Blog: A Week Before US Polls, The 3 Possible Outcomes
IP Bajpai | Wednesday October 28, 2020So has Trump "Biden off" more than he can chew? Probably. But if states are won by small numbers, the Republicans are prepared to challenge every single narrow margin in the courts. And that is the real concern; Biden needs to be over 300 electoral votes at least to feel confident that courts will not overturn his victory by invalidating votes.
