Bihar political churn Twists and turns: BJP and Nitish Kumar joust in BiharWith the BJP trying to assert its supremacy in Bihar and Nitish Kumar neutralising its attempts with clear anti-Hindutva messaging and overt gestures
GOVERNANCE Naveen Patnaik: Carrying the legacy forwardNaveen Patnaik was leading a bohemian lifestyle, creating the impression that he was not cut out for politics. By plunging headlong into politics afte
Interventions A good SamaritanIn January 2022, the Union Home Ministry under Amit Shah blocked the Catholic religious order and philanthropic organisation founded by Mother Teresa
SPECIAL FEATURE: Odisha Naveen Odisha: State witnesses transformation under CM Naveen PatnaikUnder Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s stewardship, Odisha has transitioned from a backward State into a thriving development laboratory with remarka
COVER STORY Bulldozing the idea of IndiaHindutva forces are on a full-fledged communal offensive in the run-up to the general election in 2024 and Muslims are bearing the brunt of it.
Interview: Sitaram Yechury ‘BJP’s defeat imperative to protect democracy’: Sitaram YechuryInterview with Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
PARTY AFFAIRS CPI(M)’s Kannur congress: Rallying forcesThe Kannur congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) takes a determined stand to fight the forces representing the corporate-communal nexus e
Bihar The BJP's ‘swallowing’ tactics in BiharThe BJP poaches all three MLAs of the Vikassheel Insaan Party in Bihar, sending a strong signal that there is no change in its decades-old strategy of
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022 Congress in crisis following adverse results in Assembly electionsVenkitesh RamakrishnanThe Congress appears to be facing internal turbulence following the recent debacle in the Assembly elections in five States. Kapil Sibal is the only l
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results: Hard-fought win for the BJPVenkitesh RamakrishnanDivya TrivediAnando BhaktoThe BJP combined welfare schemes with Hindutva and nationalism, and perhaps did some back-room manoeuvring of the Dalit vote, to hold on to its sway i
Cover Story: Assembly Elections Assembly election results: A tale of saffron spread and regional resistanceVenkitesh RamakrishnanThe biggest takeaway from the latest round of Assembly elections, which saw the AAP storm Punjab, the BJP retain power in U.P., Uttarakhand, Manipur a
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
