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The social media election is here!

Amit Shah is often credited as the BJP president who has converted Indian elections from…

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A ‘new’ Congress: from Arrogance to Accomodation

A simple photo-op can sometimes reveal the entire political picture. Last month, as Rahul Gandhi…

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Jammu versus Kashmir: a doomed alliance..

A few months after he had taken over as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir…

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Karnataka to Kairana: a Template for 2019

A by-election is a bit like a school monthly test: the marks don’t count for…

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From Raj Dharma to Chanakya-neeti: is BJP a party with a difference?

In 1996, soon after LK Advani resigned as an MP over his name surfacing in…

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Karnataka’s 20-20 election

Karnataka is, arguably, India’s most beautiful state. Few states can match its rich diversity: from…

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The Modi challenge: Aspirations Vs Mutinies

If prime minister Narendra Modi was not a politician, he could probably be a feel-good…

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Decoding the fake news debate

Smriti Irani has an uncanny knack of giving it back as good as she gets.…

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Its Just Not Cricket

“We were desperate,” admitted Australian captain Steve Smith when pushed to offer an explanation as…

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Modi Vs All

In the mid-1990s, as VP Singh was scrambling to help form a non-BJP, non-Cong ‘Third…