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Is Election Slipping Out Of Modi's Hands?
Rediff.com1 May 2024

In nearly 100 seats, the BJP stands almost no chance of winning. In 200 seats, it is a...

If Kejriwal's Government Is Dismissed...
Rediff.com9 Apr 2024

'Kejriwal could have easily deputed someone to step in as chief minister, but being the...

Can Modi Beat Rajiv Gandhi's 404 MPs Record?
Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

Modi wants the BJP to gets an additional 10% of the vote share from what it won in...

Shinde's Maratha Reservation Dilemma
Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

Any move of the present government to appease the Marathas may boomerang. Eknath Shinde...

Is The Congress Doomed?
Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and...

Can Gehlot Make It Two In A Row?
Rediff.com22 Nov 2023

The fact that Gehlot has stayed relevant these five years with his populist schemes is...

Will Renaming India Change Our Lives?
Rediff.com26 Oct 2023

Debates on changing the name of India to Bharat continue to spark a crisis of identity...

Modiji, Is India Ready For UCC?
Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

Introducing UCC is a challenging task for any government. The complexities are real and...

Governor-CM Rifts: Democracy At Risk
Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Governors must be impartial, fair, and above narrow politics to uphold the values and...

Congress Challenge: Keep Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar Happy
Rediff.com18 May 2023

There are lessons for the Congress to learn from the Karnataka elections of how burying...

'Yogi baba won't allow criminals to survive'
Rediff.com30 Apr 2023

The murder of Atiq and his brother and the police encounter with his son have raised...

Can Modi Swing It For BJP In Karnataka?
Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

The BJP leadership knows it can't boast of governance in the state as the Bommai...

How Will Modi Shape The G20 Opportunity?
Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

Will G20 showcase an India that is inclusive, culturally rich, diverse and tolerant,...

Is Tourism Destroying Goa?
Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that...

A Budget With An Eye On Elections
Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

Nirmala Sitharaman's messaging was clear when she presented a well-balanced Budget with...

Kejriwal Is Eyeing 2027 Gujarat Poll
Rediff.com8 Dec 2022

That AAP managed a sizeable vote share in Gujarat is creditable. The BJP can no longer...

Will Gujarat Be A Cake Walk For BJP?
Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

The BJP is not taking the AAP challenge lightly. Amit Shah has cautioned party insiders...

Freebies: Nothing Called A Free Lunch
Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

To help the country emerge as a true welfare State, political parties must put the...

Digital Detox To Avoid Health Problems
Rediff.com1 Oct 2022

Start your digital detox today before irreversible damage to health and mental...

Why Modi Won't Do Away With Sedition Law
Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

In the last ten years, 96 per cent of the sedition cases against 405 individuals...