All stories by Aditi Phadnis
What India can expect under Joe Biden-Kamala Harris
Rediff.com11 Sep 2020'There will be very strong interest in cooperating with India under any future American administration, but on the margins India will need to be careful not to tip its hand regarding the election.'
End of an era in Bihar politics
Rediff.com10 Sep 2020It is now a different time in Bihar. It is a different place -- one in which Raghuvansh Prasad Singh's options are very limited, notes Aditi Phadnis.
After its rise and fall, can the NSCN-IM rise again?
Rediff.com7 Sep 2020The NSCN-IM is no longer the force it used to be. Once the 'de facto government' of Magaland, it gradually reduced to an extortion racket. But missteps by the Centre could give it a new lease of life.
Old times back in Sri Lanka: What are India's choices?
Rediff.com6 Sep 2020Whatever its apprehensions and concerns about the regime of the Rajapaksa clan, India must be ready with unconditional assistance when Colombo asks for it. Because it will, observes Aditi Phadnis.
Why the Naga peace process hit a roadblock
Rediff.com4 Sep 2020It is the NSCN-IM which is having the last laugh as speculation grows that Nagaland Governor R N Ravi may have been replaced as Naga interlocutor.
After stormy CWC meeting, Congress set for major overhaul
Rediff.com3 Sep 2020The appointees are expected to reflect Rahul Gandhi's vision of a new Congress with MP and Rahul's "bench mate" in the LS, KC Venugopal, expected to play an important role.
'23 dissenters' feel the heat in the Congress
Rediff.com28 Aug 2020Even though it was stated that no action would be taken against the senior leaders who had written to Sonia Gandhi, they say that the retaliation had already begun, reports Aditi Phadnis
Why the Modi government is not ecstatic over Kamala Harris
Rediff.com25 Aug 2020'If the Biden-Harris team makes it to the White House, India's headaches will multiply,' observes Aditi Phadnis.
Why is Goa CM dismantling Parrikar's legacy?
Rediff.com23 Aug 2020The culling of key state leaders and bureaucrats has given rise to distrust and uneasiness in Pramod Sawant's style of functioning, notes Aditi Phadnis.
Strange case of why the handloom board was abolished
Rediff.com22 Aug 2020When Nitin Gadkari was president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the party had announced it would set up a separate ministry for handlooms and handicraft. Instead of doing that, the BJP government has abolished the only institution that took into account the voice of the weavers.
Why Manoj Sinha may make a difference in J&K
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020Manoj Sinha's greatest asset is his capacity to get on with everyone regardless of political affiliation, notes Aditi Phadnis.
Gehlot may expand cabinet to include Pilot loyalists
Rediff.com19 Aug 2020While Pilot, who declared a week ago that he was placing no conditions for returning to the government, reportedly doesn't want a berth for himself, he has sought places for his followers.
Will Congress's leadership crisis end on Aug 10?
Rediff.com7 Aug 2020The current battle within the party is seen as setting the stage for August 10 when Sonia completes one year of interim presidentship, and questions are being raised about a leadership vacuum. For the first time, responsible quarters are suggesting that as Sonia cannot function as interim president indefinitely and Rahul seems to want power but not the responsibility, one way out is collective leadership, reports Aditi Phadnis.
Ladakh: What the Raksha Mantri wants the army to do
Rediff.com25 Jul 2020Rajnath Singh believes it would be naive to see disengagement of the armies from the LAC as the end of the trouble. The defence minister has urged the defence forces to be ready for a long haul
Is Modi's China policy going Nehru's way?
Rediff.com23 Jul 2020'Like Nehru, too, Modi has found dealing with Beijing more and more difficult and has adopted an increasingly assertive approach towards managing India's northern neighbour.'
The man who may save the Congress govt in Rajasthan
Rediff.com23 Jul 2020Rajasthan assembly Speaker C P Joshi is the slender thread that stands between a Congress and BJP government
'Coronavirus crisis is a wake-up call'
Rediff.com27 Jun 2020'You cannot fight a disease as complex as COVID-19 without a carefully calibrated, localised response.'
Wll Santhosh oust Yediyurappa?
Rediff.com27 Jun 2020Yediyurappa is made of sterner stuff and is not going to yield so easily.
Why is BJP so divided in in Himachal?
Rediff.com20 Jun 2020If the bribe-for-PPE-supply controversy in Himachal escalates, the BJP could have a lot to lose.
Yeddy aides see B L Santhosh's hand behind RS snub
Rediff.com9 Jun 2020With Eranna Bhimappa Kadadi and Ashok Jasti -- one Lingayat and one from the OBC -- named as BJP's candidates for the upper house, bypassing the recommendation of the state unit chief Nalin Kumar Kateel and Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, as well as the core committee of the state, BJP leaders in Karnataka say the move is calculated to diminish the stature of the CM and create conditions for him to be eased out.