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Vandita is The Indian Express National Opinion Editor
April 04, 2024 18:50 IST
The ambition seems less a statement of the party's aspiration, more the assertion of a government's power
Thu, Apr 04, 2024March 24, 2024 19:43 IST
Ahead of a crucial election, BJP brandishes its view of politics as a zero-sum game, a fight to the finish
Sun, Mar 24, 2024March 03, 2024 20:01 IST
MLAs voted against their own parties. Why it is seen as politics-as-usual
Sun, Mar 03, 2024February 25, 2024 19:57 IST
And yet the BJP doesn't look shaky, and the Opposition can ill afford to look pleased
Sun, Feb 25, 2024February 18, 2024 21:14 IST
Her step back from the Lok Sabha fray comes in a moment when Congress looks surrounded by crises, some brewing, others full blown
Sun, Feb 18, 2024February 11, 2024 19:47 IST
As the general election draws closer, the question is not only: Who will form the next government? It is, also, and perhaps more: Can Parliament reclaim its self, its purpose?
Sun, Feb 11, 2024February 03, 2024 13:29 IST
Originally published on September 19 2010 | "That yatra may have impressed some, won me supporters, and made my opponents angrier. But I recall that as a time of major education for me," Advani said in an exclusive interview with The Indian Express
Sun, Feb 04, 2024January 21, 2024 20:17 IST
The story has changed. Something has passed, and in a country with no full stops, something else is in its place
Mon, Jan 22, 2024January 07, 2024 19:48 IST
It will mark BJP politics coming full circle, having shifted the centre of gravity
Sun, Jan 07, 2024December 31, 2023 20:31 IST
Rahul-Sonia video could be a sweet-nothing. Or the Opposition could borrow its spirit, and in the new year, stir the pot a bit.
Tue, Jan 02, 2024November 26, 2023 19:47 IST
Some straws in the 2024 wind, irrespective of who wins and who loses on December 3
Sun, Nov 26, 2023November 19, 2023 20:08 IST
Voters ask for more as parties struggle to keep pace. BJP sets the terms, Congress takes its cue
Mon, Nov 20, 2023November 12, 2023 02:06 IST
In MP, Cong counts on BJP for change of guard, lacks energy to communicate big ideas or strategy to frame alternative.
Sun, Nov 12, 2023November 11, 2023 04:04 IST
Restive rank and file, CMās over-reliance on bureaucrats, high command writ ā all shrink the incumbent
Sat, Nov 11, 2023November 10, 2023 04:35 IST
Modiās ābig-thingsā appeal endures even as in state, mother to son, college girls to tribals, refrain is missing jobs and broken exams.
Fri, Nov 10, 2023October 29, 2023 19:41 IST
The political controversy has settled down after the Election Commission stepped in. But the new welfare model goes on
Sun, Oct 29, 2023October 22, 2023 20:08 IST
Is anyone really waiting for the verdict that will come after the due process of law plays out in full?
Fri, Dec 08, 2023October 15, 2023 20:16 IST
Countering them with encompassing ideas and a more expansive imagination is the Oppositionās challenge ahead of elections, more than seat-sharing
Mon, Oct 16, 2023October 08, 2023 20:40 IST
Invoking terror law against NewsClick points to BJPās hard-eyed excess and its conviction that it will not have to pay for it electorally. Opposition must proceed, post-Bihar survey, with care
Mon, Oct 09, 2023September 24, 2023 20:29 IST
The Billās promise of greater representation is undermined by the unabashed and unchecked intolerance of the BJP MP
Sun, Sep 24, 2023September 17, 2023 21:02 IST
About the government using its mandate to weaken institutions. And about the Oppositionās failure to frame a political alternative
Wed, Sep 27, 2023September 10, 2023 20:21 IST
Whatās not to like in a week like this one for a government that has made no secret of just how much it enjoys being feted abroad, and throwing curveballs at home?
Sun, Sep 10, 2023September 03, 2023 19:49 IST
A flinty-eyed government with a winner-takes-all approach, constantly looking to ambush its political opponent. A vishwaguru, advocating an inclusive model of global welfare and development
Sun, Sep 03, 2023August 27, 2023 20:26 IST
Why it is a chilling warning that is likely to go unheeded
Mon, Aug 28, 2023August 13, 2023 20:03 IST
The no-confidence motion, and the proposed overhaul of the penal code, tell a story
Mon, Aug 14, 2023