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N Sathiya Moorthy

N Sathiya Moorthy, veteran journalist and political analyst, is Distinguished Fellow and Head-Chennai Initiative of Observer Research Foundation. You can e-mail the author at sathiyam54@gmail.com

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Has Joe Biden Lost Interest In India?
Rediff.com2 days ago

Had it not been for the slow but sure emergence of China as a threat to the western...

Why Are Voters Not Turning Up To Vote?
Rediff.com27 Apr 2024

Is the unusually and unbearably scorching Sun and the general laxity, bordering on...

Numbers Don't Add Up For BJP In Tamil Nadu
Rediff.com19 Apr 2024

Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but...

Why Is The BJP Talking About Stability?
Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

'What should surprise BJP supporters is Modi's call for 'stability' at the manifesto...

Will Modi's TN Over-Exposure Boomerang On BJP?
Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

There is an impression within the Tamil Nadu BJP -- although no one is airing it --...

Poll Schedule Works Against First Phase Contestants
Rediff.com9 Apr 2024

Constituencies that are going to the polls in the first phase, slated for April 19,...

Sorry Mr Modi, Katchatheevu Isn't An Election Issue In Tamil Nadu
Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have...

Katchatheevu: Modi Bets Big On A Dead Horse
Rediff.com2 Apr 2024

The BJP is now inventing new angles to keep its campaign relevant -- even if it's old...

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage
Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as...

1 Nation 1 Poll: What's Modi's Thinking?
Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

Deriving from Narendra Modi's continuing charisma, the proposed scheme, if and when...

BJP's TN Gameplan: Knock AIADMK Out Of The Ring
Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

The BJP game-plan: Take the top slot, or a close second, either for the 'Lotus' or the...

Will Ideology Trump Personalities And Issues in TN Again?
Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

According to DMK, the voters are already consolidated on ideological lines, hence the...

Can Modi Achieve 'DMK mukt' Tamil Nadu?
Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

'If he has not achieved 'Congress mukt Bharat' even now, the question of his creating a...

Will Modi's TN Outreach Help The BJP?
Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

If the idea was to garner AIADMK votes with or without the three faction leaders after...

Why South India Is Unhappy With Modi
Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

On one hand, South Indian states have been complaining about denial of a proportionate...

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity
Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into...

The Politics Of The Bharat Ratna
Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

Most politicians and even non-politicians have been honoured because of what they were...

Can Vijay Succeed Where Rajini Couldn't?
Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

Will Vijay will go the most successful MGR/Jayalalithaa way, or that of Vijayakanth,...

Did Nitish Kumar Get Scared Of 'Modi Magic'?
Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

In switching over, Nitish has sent out a message that if he could not now become the...

Will India That Is Bharat Become Ram Rajya Now?
Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

Will BJP campaigners start using the term 'Ram Rajya' to refer to the nation under...