All stories by Aditi Phadnis
Good Luck has always been Harsh Vardhan's ally
Rediff.com31 May 2020COVID-19 has propelled him into a place in the sun that he could only have hoped for.
'China will recover faster than many countries'
Rediff.com31 May 2020'COVID-19 will not stop the expansion of China's 'infrastructure power'.'
'We will become a good welfare State if...'
Rediff.com29 May 2020'... the government provides adequate cash and kind support for the poorest of the poor for survival... ...conditional cash and skilling support for the economically poor to raise their incomes to adequate levels... ...and make functional arrangements for providing unemployment allowance to the vulnerable poor during disasters like the present one.'
'A good chunk of 70 million small businesses will be shuttered'
Rediff.com28 May 2020'Several businesses like entertainment, hospitality, travel etc would never be the same again.'
Why Uddhav's council entry won't end Maha tug of war
Rediff.com13 May 2020The temporary Maharashtra crisis might be over in a few weeks. But the permanent crisis -- the Sena's relationship with its friends old and new -- remains.
Longing for love and a square meal, Chennai's horses find both
Rediff.com10 May 2020The horses on Chennai's Marina beach were slowly starving to death because of the lockdown until Shiranee Pereira decided to take a hand.
COVID-19 and the changing Shiv Sena
Rediff.com25 Apr 2020This was not Sharad Pawar or Prithviraj Chavan speaking. It was Uddhav Thackeray, the undisputed chief of the Shiv Sena!
14 MPs set up group with VCs, experts to take on Covid-19
Rediff.com7 Apr 2020The action group will be known as Parliamentarians with Innovators for India (PIIndia.org), which aims to spur innovators to solve challenges in areas such as public health, economy, and livelihood. While the 14 parliamentarians come from different states and across party lines, the group has organisations like Population Foundation of India, Centre for Policy Research, Omnicuris, apart from top experts in public health and policy.
'It is unlikely most labourers have returned home'
Rediff.com6 Apr 2020'Make sure you provide enough support (income, nutrition, healthcare, and housing) to migrants stuck (and their households), so they are not compelled to seek work or migrate back.' 'Otherwise, the risk of contagion is extreme.'
Coronavirus locks down hopes of thousands in Noida SEZ
Rediff.com26 Mar 2020Noida SEZ has 400 units and around 100,000 workers, and was shut down on March 23.
Can Raavan's party make a mark in Indian politics?
Rediff.com16 Mar 2020'Whether or not Chandrashekhar Azad succeeds or fails electorally, he has already made democratic politics more accountable to Dalits.'
'The People of India are batting for the Idea of India'
Rediff.com5 Mar 2020'The people of India have not only challenged the ruling dispensation with the constitution, they have also opened the eyes of the leadership that sits in the Opposition.'
Why Congress is in a big mess
Rediff.com4 Mar 2020Who's calling the shots in the party, asks Aditi Phadnis.
Is Kejriwal a plaything in the hands of a coterie?
Rediff.com19 Feb 2020'In its short life, AAP has distinguished itself in many, many, governance spheres.' 'But party democracy is not one of them,' notes Aditi Phadnis.
The dilemma of Arif Mohammad Khan
Rediff.com12 Feb 2020What does a Muslim in politics do? Where does he go?
MPs who heckled Sitharaman were first to rush to her
Rediff.com2 Feb 2020It is a tribute to India's democracy, however flawed, that the very same MPs who had harangued her intermittently from Opposition benches now surged towards her, anxiety writ large on their faces. One offered her some homoeopathic tablets, another advised her to stay seated, another grasped her hand wishing her good health... the crowd parted as Prime Minister Narendra Modi strode up to congratulate her. But it was mostly well-wishers from the Opposition and the NDA that kept the finance minister cocooned with good wishes until it was time to leave, reports Aditi Phadnis.
Davinder Singh throws light on malaise in J-K police
Rediff.com27 Jan 2020The deputy superintendent of police's arrest has raised questions about the role of collaborators in terror attacks.
'India cannot take Gotabaya for granted'
Rediff.com16 Jan 2020'We should expect a cold-blooded, transactional relation that requires a lot of engagement and mutual trust to sustain,' says Constantino Xavier, Fellow, foreign policy, Brookings India.
Does Ravan make Modi-Shah-Yogi nervous?
Rediff.com9 Jan 2020'There are around 400 Lok Sabha constituencies where Dalits and Muslims combined constitute 30% of the electorate.' 'Also, 90% to 95% of Dalits and Muslims go out and vote.' 'So, if they are come together, they become significant electorally.'
Yediyurappa does what Fadnavis couldn't
Rediff.com26 Dec 2019'It must have stung Devendra Fadnavis to see Modi asking MPs at the BJP parliamentary party meeting to give Yediyurappa a standing ovation for his victory in the by-elections that has resulted in pulling the BJP government in Karnataka off the ventilator,' notes Aditi Phadnis.