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Assam and Bengal Assembly election results could stir up national politics

Whichever way the elections go, they should energise the anti-BJP parties to act concertedly. But there is no single national party that could play the sheet-anchor of a broad-based anti-BJP alliance

Satyapal Malik's 'Governorspeak' a negotiating gambit with angry farmers?

Might Malik's statements have been primed by powers-that-be to resume negotiations? His advocacy of farmers' demands may be a credibility-building exercise to take a role in facilitating negotiations

Narendra Modi Stadium: Is this megalomania or insecurity?

A concern with institutionalising Modi's legacy is also reflected in his photograph being sent into outer space along with the Bhagawad Gita on India's first indigenously built Satish Dhawan satellite

No one critical of the government seems to be innocent any longer

If the Uddhav Thackeray govt could order a probe into concerted celebrity tweets defending the Modi govt amid farmers' agitation, there is no reason why it can't do so in the Bhima-Koregaon case

Farmers' agitation against three new laws acquires an anti-BJP edge

The govt's bid to 'criminalise' farmers' dissent seems to have ended up infusing new energy into the agitation: Those who had gone back exhausted to villages have returned emotionally charged

'Arnabgate' undermines the Modi govt's national security narrative

Goswami's source can be prosecuted under Section 5 of the Official Secrets Act for communicating and disclosing secret information, and Goswami for receiving such information and purveying it further

Repackaging Uttar Pradesh: PM's favourite Babu enters politics

There seems to be an increasing realisation in the BJP that for the party to be re-elected in UP, the Adityanath government will have to be made more palatable

Failed 'coup' in US: Vigilantism threatens India too

Despite claims that this could never happen in India, there are alarming similarities with political processes in motion in this country

Himalayan chessboard: India fishes for advantage in unstable Nepal

What will increase Indian influence in Nepal is to recognise that it is a brother nation bound by unbreakable historic, cultural, religious, and linguistic ties

Farmer leaders as 'extremists': Govt prepares a fallback narrative

Government leaders are talking about the subversive intent of "Urban Naxalites" or of "Khalistanis" alleged to have infiltrated the movement

Farmers' agitation: Perils of a non-consultative government

If the Modi government, made arrogant by its huge legislative majority, does not rethink its peremptory way of functioning, it will face more headwinds

'Gupkar Gang' will test BJP's 'Kashmir policy' in upcoming district polls

While the BJP may not expect to do well against Alliance candidates in the Kashmir Valley, it must ensure a decisive win in Jammu

Inclusive or communal? Dangers of Arvind Kejriwal's 'homely Hinduism'

What was earlier seen by some as an antidote to the BJP's polarising politics seems to have gone on to another plane

Gupkar Declaration: False narrative creates a 'New Hurriyat' in J&K

It is "new" because unlike the "old" Hurriyat it is free of Pakistan's influence. It does not seek "independence" or merger with Pakistan

Litmus test in Bihar: Can PM Modi rescue the election for Nitish Kumar?

From being a 'sure thing' to a test, the Bihar assembly election seems to have transformed and the BJP-JDU combine are now banking on PM Modi's popularity to reach home

Saving Adityanath is integral to Hindutva's future plan

The BJP-RSS combine does not believe in sacrificing its leaders on public demand with M J Akbar being the lone exception

Govt crackdowns on youth and NGOs betray fear of emerging leadership

In the "managed democracy" that India seems to be moving towards, there is space for only a single political vision

A changing narrative about the Prime Minister can unravel his leadership

Facing reversals on every front, anger against the govt, especially amongst the youth seems to be growing and this can create problems for the PM and BJP

Sushant Singh Rajput: Catch-all issue for BJP-JDU poll campaign in Bihar

In this newest reconstruction of Bihari pride, there is a subliminal suggestion that it can be defended by rallying behind the BJP and the JDU

Dhaka's Chinese Chequers on Teesta put Delhi on back foot

India may not be in a position to offer a loan as attractive as China's. But it can give Dhaka something Beijing cannot - extra water in the lean season