A PROMISING STARTVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiThe initiatives the "non-politician" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has launched for "problem States" such as Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Manipur meet
Back to the Ram rathVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiIt will be an uphill task for L.K. Advani to take the Bharatiya Janata Party back to primacy in national politics if he builds his political agenda on
Battles withinVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiThe power struggle among the second line leaders in the Bharatiya Janata Party intensifies.
BJP'S FAILING TACTICSVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiThe Bharatiya Janata Party's game plan to transform itself into an effective Opposition force with a cogent agenda and an action plan goes awry as its
A PARTY'S PREDICAMENTVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiThe Bharatiya Janata Party's confused attempts to recapture the political space it lost with the electoral debacle are weakened further by its ideolog
The return of the CongressVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiVerdict 2004 represents a total rejection of whatever the Bharatiya Janata Party stands for. Success in carrying forward the spirit of the verdict wil
In search of directionVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiThe Congress(I)'s recent responses to political developments and its manner of managing internal affairs show it up as a party that is largely undecid
An unsettling pictureVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiA Home Ministry report presents a grim picture of the law and order situation in the country.
A battle in U.P.VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiThe long-standing schism in the Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP threatens to create another crisis for the Kalyan Singh Government.
All for survivalVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiIn its desperate attempt to remain in power at the Centre, the Bharatiya Janata Party has lost what it claims is its unique selling point -- that it i
A cautious beginningVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiAs Congress(I) president and CPP chairperson, Sonia Gandhi has her duties cut out for her. Will she be able to unite the party and curb dissension wit
Power struggles in the Congress(I)VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New DelhiSitaram Kesri's announcement of his "decision to resign" as Congress(I) president may be an indication of the intensification of the power struggle in
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
