NEERJA CHOWDHURY

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Why Rajiv Gandhi Decided On Nuclear Weapons
Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

The idea of weaponization got a fillip from an unexpected quarter. In the last week of...

Congress becomes vulnerable to split
Rediff.com16 May 2014

A tally of less than 45 seats in the Lok Sabha reduces Congress to a regional party,...

TWO MISTAKES Rahul Gandhi made in his TV interview
Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

Rahul Gandhi's press conference showed how cocooned he may be, that he does not...

If Modi can ride on anti-Cong wave, so can Kejriwal
Rediff.com13 Dec 2013

Could the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP become the rallying point of new energies that are...

What Rahul Gandhi as VP means for the Congress
Rediff.com22 Jan 2013

In all likelihood he is going to rely on senior party leadership for political...

Politics behind quota in promotions bill
Rediff.com19 Dec 2012

The controversial quota in promotions bill's partially passed status suits all...

Why house stalemate does not suit the Congress
Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

A prolonged political stalemate does not also augur well for the government. It is...

The politics behind the hanging of Kasab
Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

The Union government seems to have chosen its timing with care. Parliament begins its...

Gujarat poll may postpone Parliament's winter session
Rediff.com20 Oct 2012

The winter session of Parliament which was expected to commence in the third week of...

Political forces regroup post-Mamata and pre-Gujarat
Rediff.com3 Oct 2012

The old order is changing, but the new one is yet to take shape, and this is expected...

Why the Maharashtra crisis is a win-win for Ajit Pawar
Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

By resigning, the former deputy CM has struck pre-emptively against Chief Minister...

BJP unyielding; search on for way to end coalgate logjam
Rediff.com24 Aug 2012

Some of Bharatiya Janata Party's allies have proposed a "via media" which could end the...

Cabinet rejig offers 3 potential prime ministers for 2014
Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

The decision to make these changes to the Union Cabinet was apparently taken last week,...

Sonia Gandhi makes a power statement at lunch for allies
Rediff.com18 Jul 2012

After many months the UPA leadership seemed to exude a sense of confidence that they...

Analysis: Why Kalam bowed out of the presidential race
Rediff.com18 Jun 2012

The BJP is a divided house on whether to oppose Pranab Mukherjee or not. Mamata...

Mulayam emerges as the pivot in presidential poll
Rediff.com15 Jun 2012

Mulayam is a street fighter of old, and not new to the art of bargaining and pressure...

Is the worst over in the Army-government tug of war?
Rediff.com16 Apr 2012

The tragedy -- and paradox -- of the present situation is that the spat has occurred...

Will Jayant Chaudhary emerge as kingmaker of UP?
Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

Union Minister Ajit Singh's 33-year-old son Jayant Chaudhary could emerge as a...

What the change of guard in the PMO means
Rediff.com23 Jan 2012

The change of media advisor may be about the changing power equation in the PMO. The...

Lokpal vote: The mystery of the missing Congress MPs
Rediff.com28 Dec 2011

Neerja Chowdhury on the various theories doing the rounds on why several Congress MPs...