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Governance to peace: Challenges before the new Lt Governor of J&K

Manoj Sinha's task will be to negotiate some room for independent and imaginative political thinking rather than let himself be the blunt instrument of Delhi.

Rahul Gandhi must review his political strategy by taking inputs from below

Even the best agenda of economic empowerment will not connect on the ground if the Congress party doesn't prepare at the grassroots level

Unable to topple Ashok Gehlot but BJP still wins in Rajasthan

With minimal cost and effort, the party has exposed the irreparable split in the state Congress

Joe Biden and India: Hindutva's chickens may come home to roost

Campaign agenda of Democratic Party presidential nominee brackets the 'rights violations' in Kashmir with those of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China and Rohingyas in Myanmar.

Targeting labour laws: On whose behalf do states operate?

Suspending legal protections for workers that evolved over time, will come with social and political consequences

Hanging a killer of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka, courtesy Delhi

Sheikh Mujib was killed in 1975 by Bangladesh Army officers who later fled the country fearing retribution

Covid-19: Govt's response has been panic, with political leadership absent

The unfolding coronavirus crisis could be the toughest test yet for PM Modi. His government failed to recognise the potentially devastating consequences of the pandemic early enough, its actions have

Jyotiraditya Scindia: From toast of Congress to breadcrumb of BJP

We may be staring at a de-ideologised generation of politicians in whose hands neither the Constitution nor the liberal society we seek is safe

Deceived and betrayed: Will Muslims look for new leadership now?

A more likely outcome than the transformation of traditional Muslim parties may be the emergence of a new political leadership - distinguished by its language of rights based on the Constitution

Clash of populisms: Why Arvind Kejriwal will not be given space by Modi

Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party advocate a populism that challenges Prime Minister Narendra Modi's own

Citizenship play: Search for the enemy within

With the CAA and the NRC package, Indian Muslims will be burdened with proving their identity and solidarity with the nation on the one hand and become potential targets of exclusion, on the other

Rehearsed in Kashmir, played out in rest of India

The script now playing out in the rest of the country, to suppress protests against the CAA, NRC and NPR, was not too long ago, rehearsed in Kashmir

Howdy Modi: The PM may be leading the Indian diaspora into uncharted waters

Because of his divisive influence on the diaspora, PM Modi's high profile rallies overseas could create anxiety in the host countries about threats to their internal stability

Silent anger: Kashmiri civil disobedience has become a headache for Delhi

It is increasingly clear is that after August 5, Kashmiris feel that this is the end of the road for politics within India

Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise?

It is time to ask why public figures and institutions are promoting unscientific beliefs at citizens' expense

Now, govt's Kashmir rhetoric is directed at international audience

Having turned life upside down for the people of the Kashmir Valley, what exactly did Prime Minister Narendra Modi mean when he said we will have to hug every Kashmiri?

In both Assam and Kashmir, BJP's saviour act could spark civil wars

BJP came to power on a security agenda of making India immune to internal and external threats - but its policies have initiated processes that will probably increase instability

In Kashmir, the initial bravado seems to be giving way to nervousness

The biggest error of judgement by decision-makers in Delhi may be the removal of the mainstream political parties of the state from the public sphere by imprisoning their leaders

Shielding the govt: The use and abuse of intellectual storm troopers

The Modi govt doesn't address critics directly and lets an outsourced army take them on. This keeps the govt at an arm's length from any debate about its policies

Congress needs a president and drastic spring cleaning of party structure

Forget finding a president with pan-India appeal, soon the party may not even have state level leaders of any consequence