Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday declared a 'rebellion' against 'feudal forces', asserting that the Opposition INDIA bloc will drive out the Bharatiya Janata Party from across......
'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more sensitive.''Remember that the people Modi is dealing with are equally autocratic in their own lairs.' 'Further, Modi......
The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP -- a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019. Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely......
This time Modi has no emotive message to take to the stump. Muscular nationalism doesn't work against the backdrop of China's successive inroads into Indian territory. Rising prices is a sore point......
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com does a deep dive into four elections when Narendra Modi resorted to anti-Muslim fervour and points out that Hindu-Muslim politics does not necessarily mean victory......
Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section. IMAGE: All Indians need access to......
On August 12, Prakash Jha's latest film Aarakshan -- centred on the much debated caste-based reservation system --will open in theatres worldwide. After his last product, the well-structured......
Since 2012, 44 Indians have been anointed as grandmasters -- the highest achievement in chess, points out Arvind Subramanian, economist and former chief economic adviser to the government. IMAGE:......