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What Maharashtra Win Means For Modi
Rediff.com24 Nov 2024

'Undeniably, Modi's position has stabilised and he has staged a comeback of sorts from...

40 Years Later, Can The Wounds Ever Heal?
Rediff.com30 Oct 2024

As a consequence of prominence given to the brutality during those few days, a very...

ECI Factor Gives BJP Poll Advantage!
Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

'Unlike in the sporting arena, where sports federations moved from partisan to...

Kejriwal's Resignation: A Master Stroke
Rediff.com19 Sep 2024

With Atishi at the helm it will not be easy for the BJP to continue using the LG's...

How Modi Has Been Cut To Size
Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

In the event of the BJP's poor performance in the assembly polls this year and in early...

Hard Choice Modi Must Make
Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

Modi can abandon the path of Hindutva only at risk to his position within his own...

Will Budget Cause Trouble For Modi?
Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

'Union Budgets are often used as political instruments and that was the intention of...

Why Modi Needs To Make Peace With The Opposition
Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

Modi's inability to make peace with a renewed Opposition will only embolden his...

Anti-Muslim Attacks: Why Are Rahul, Akhilesh Silent?
Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

'Episodes of targeted attacks on Muslims established that for a section of people and,...

Can Modi Run A Coalition Government?
Rediff.com10 Jun 2024

The biggest challenge will be to convert his regime into a coalition of minds. But...

Was Modi Worried About Shyam Rangeela?
Rediff.com23 May 2024

Rangeela's presence in the fray could have been trifle uncomfortable for Modi. He may...

Priyanka Must Take On Modi In Varanasi
Rediff.com7 May 2024

In the five years in politics Priyanka Gandhi has undeniably emerged as a thorn in the...

Anxiety Behind Modi's Banswara Speech?
Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

In the coming days, unless Modi tones down the communal spiel, it will be clear that...

What If Modi Scores Below 200 Seats...
Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

If the BJP gets only 200 seats and wants to remain in power, Modi will have to make way...

Modi's Challenge Of The South
Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

It is early to make out which way the wind is blowing, but there is no denying that...

At 39, Modi Knew Ayodhya's Value For The BJP's Future
Rediff.com12 Mar 2024

Gujarat was labelled Hindutva's crucible and Modi was to become the chief 'chemist'. A...

Rahul Gandhi Can No Longer Act Like An Insolent Schoolboy
Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

Anger cannot be an end in itself to Rahul Gandhi's politics -- it must instead catalyse...

Is Modi Nervous About 2024 Result?
Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Why did Modi single out the Congress and its leaders for the most pugnacious verbal...

It won't be smooth sailing for Jyotiraditya in BJP
Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

'Unlike the Congress, the BJP is not a party that merely goes by family connections.'...

RSS faces a different Modi wave
Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

The Sangh's leadership has boxed itself into a tight situation. It now needs to wait...