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Narendra Modi's Rs 5 gambit could be a winner: Here's why
This five-buck-a-shot plan by the Bharatiya Janata Party, is novel for many reasons.
Puppy remark: As CM, why was Modi in the backseat?
Modi’s running-over-puppy analogy does not insult any community. It only throws light on how the prime ministerial candidate runs his bandwagon.
What is the Modi model of governance?
Just as there is no Modi model of economics, there isn't any Modi model of governance, if by model we mean something original that can be replicated.
Jekyll and Hyde: What is Narendra Modi's style of governance?
What is Modi's style of governance? Recently I had an exchange with someone who has worked with Modi and observed his style of functioning. These observations are worth reproducing.
Want to change how elections are held in India? Here's your chance
The government is offering citizens a chance to reform the electoral system in the nation.
Modi's elevation has opened up the closed system of the BJP
From a patriarchal system where the elders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and of the party decided things, Modi has forcibly brought in elements of an open system where merit and democratic appeal inside the party will determine its direction.
Looking for the real Man of Steel? It's Rahul Gandhi
The Man of Steel was, in fact, Rahul Gandhi. How could I have missed it? Someone who was picked on for being stupid and different. Someone who was called an alien and whose family sheltered him because they worried about the world’s reaction
Why a BJP with allies is better than a BJP that stands alone
The wheels have come off the Bharatiya Janata Party's 2014 campaign before Narendra Modi has had time to even take charge.
Why Modi, BJP aren't worried about losing allies presently
In Ahmedabad, Modi told Pratapsinh Jadhav, the proprietor of the Marathi daily Pudhari, that “if the party did well” on its own account, “it would find friends” when the numbers are tallied for forming the next government in New Delhi.
Number of criminal MPs in Parliament is embarrassing: Jay Panda
BJD's Jay Panda sheds light on the 3 Bills he has moved in Parliament seeking to keep criminals out of Parliament and how they matter.
The real reason behind Congress' decimation in Gujarat bypolls
The six seats, two for the Lok Sabha and four for the state assembly, now with the Bharatiya Janata Party, were all earlier held by the Congress.
From IPL spot-fixing to political cop-outs: Why India has lost faith
The only option left for the common Indian, if you ask him, is to treat the daily nightly newscasts as entertainment.
Sonia Gandhi: The leader who never delivered?
Why is it that the most powerful person in the country is nowhere to be seen when some soothing gentle words are needed.
Why this secrecy over Sonia Gandhi?
What makes the otherwise motormouth mainstream media so silent about Sonia Gandhi even though there is a mountain of evidence against her on her assets and foreign trips?
Karnataka elections: Narendra Modi is brave, Rahul, Sonia opportunists
Modi would surely have known that his speeches would not sway an election in South India, but he came and he attacked the Congress. It was a selfless act for his party and a statement on his unchanging beliefs. The same cannot be said of Rahul and Sonia.
39 MLAs with serious criminal charges, did Karnataka's voters get a good deal?
This is in continuation to the 2-part series for K'taka polls where contestants where mapped for asset growth, criminal charges, eductional qualifications and PAN declaration. The findings are unsurprisingly, quite gloomy for our democracy.
Do Pakistanis vote like Indians?
India's democracy functions because of caste. The basis of voting is not issues or ideology - is Pakistan the same?
Karnataka election results: Why we shouldn't write off Yeddyurappa yet
Those of us who reside in Karnataka and/or follow Karnataka politics know one thing – BS Yeddyurappa is the proverbial slippery eel wrapped inside a banana peel.
Criminal choice: The Karnataka voter's unenviable position this polls
From criminal cases to parties that choose not to field women candidates for undisclosed reasons, the Karnataka voter will be hard pressed to choose.
Explaining Pawar's sudden opposition to building demolitions
NCP chief Sharad Pawar is suddenly very concerned about the demolition of illegal and dilapidated buildings in the state. Here's why.
How winning Karnataka polls is great for MLAs' wealth
A look at the candidates contesting the Karnataka polls indicates that most of them have seen their personal wealth rise drastically since the last time they sought the people's vote.
Manmohan Singh had his shot: Give India's economy to someone else
Some new thinking and a new strategy may be needed that addresses the lack of internal economic dynamism rather than only attracting the easy money, which by most accounts isn't coming back any time soon
Ambedkar jayanti: It's not enough for parties to just break bread with Dalits
Six decades after the Constitution abolished untouchability, politicians can’t hope to woo Dalits by calling on them for supper. The poor and landless demand their due.
Best tribute to Ambedkar: don't treat Dalits with condescension
The Dalit story is a far more complex and multi-layered one. And, on Ambedkar Jayanti, it would be best for our tokenism-loving politicians across parties to keep that in mind.
MLAs vs cop: Lawmakers and their exaggerated sense of self-worth
A sense of power, a feeling that they are above all others, a thin skin, are what goes into making a people’s representatives’ fragile self-image.
India has become safer under Manmohan Singh
The numbers indicate that the Congress government is doing something spectacularly right, and it was actually the BJP that was soft on terror.
The confused criticism of Narendra Modi
Most critics of the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi have two sticks to beat him with - 2002 riots and malnourishment. Here's why they don't count.
Where the two PILs targeting political parties have reached
This write-up will focus on 2 such cases that could have far-reaching implications on the quality of politics as well as politicians.
Were Chautala supporters trying to browbeat the judiciary?
The trend of politicians resorting to show of strength when arrested or being punished by the judiciary must end.
Electoral reforms and India: Two PILs that you should keep your eye on
These two PILs could have far-reaching implications on the quality of politics as well as politicians in India.