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Praful Bidwai

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Praful Bidwai's final column: Why covert ops are wrong
Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

In his last column for Rediff.com, Praful Bidwai joins issues with those lauding...

Why the Parivar wants Dr Ambedkar
Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

'The Parivar's ideology and politics was and remains the very opposite of what Dr...

Rahul follows a weird political calculus
Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

'He is anything but astute or charismatic. He believes the Congress can win elections...

Modi Magic won Maharashtra and Haryana? Naah!
Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

'Anti-incumbency, especially in Maharashtra; the BJP's success in creating a new social...

Why is the PM silent on the Sangh Parivar's 'love jihad' campaign?
Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

'If the BJP wants to build a minimally inclusive and secure society, in which...

Modi's BJP is not invincible
Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

'The BJP suddenly seems vulnerable. This is not entirely surprising. In the past too,...

Modi's two big mistakes
Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

'Both reflect prejudice and short-sightedness peculiar to Mr Modi's way of thinking.'

Why Natwar Singh's 'disclosures' sound hollow
Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

Natwar Singh's book is un-illuminating, largely self-justificatory, often...

How the government is smothering dissident NGOs
Rediff.com20 Jun 2014

Muzzling NGOs is unbecoming of a democracy. Self-confident democracies encourage,...

Modi's ministry bears indelible impress of a single person
Rediff.com30 May 2014

Narendra Modi's victory does not represent a victory of 'the Indian nation', but only...

How the media whitewashes Narendra Modi
Rediff.com8 May 2014

Modi today needs BJP CMs and non-party regional leaders to win votes and build...

Not fielding Priyanka against Modi is a blunder
Rediff.com24 Apr 2014

As Narendra Modi files his nomination in Varanasi, Praful Bidwai believes 'a straight...

Why Kejriwal can dent Modi's campaign
Rediff.com26 Mar 2014

'AAP's real value must be measured not by the number of Lok Sabha seats it wins in the...

Can AAP stop Modi?
Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

Even a 6 percent vote-share would make AAP an important player on the national scene....

The last legal word on Modi's culpability has not been pronounced
Rediff.com10 Feb 2014

One hopes the higher courts take the extraordinary steps needed to secure justice for...

The crude dramatics of Arvind Kejriwal
Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

'Arvind Kejriwal displayed crass male chauvinism and gender illiteracy in saying that...

Congress out, BJP down, where does AAP stand?
Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

The AAP has adopted policies in an ad hoc manner, without thinking them through or...

Will Kejriwal wreck Modi's dream?
Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party's forward march has slowed down. Can Arvind Kejriwal eclipse...

How the AAP can take advantage of India's changing political equations
Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

If the AAP wins 20 to 40 Lok Sabha seats, which is conceivable unless it botches up on...

How the AAP can end up helping Modi and the BJP
Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

'The AAP is likely to take root in some metropolises -- although it won't be easy to...