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A protest in Mumbai on September 5 against the arrest of lawyers and social activists in August.

Offensive strategy

The arrests of five social activists by the Pune Police show that the Sangh Parivar is aggressively pushing ahead with the “nationalism versus seditio
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence in New Delhi.

Beyond the mask

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018), who was often described as brilliantly multifaceted, was never really free of the sectarian a
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as Congress president Rahul Gandhi walks away after hugging him in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the no-confidence motion in Parliament on July 20.

Signs of unease

The events before the no-confidence debate and after it show how the BJP is concerned about the cracks appearing in its alliance in the run-up to the
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP president Amit Shah before a breakfast meeting in Patna on July 12.

Losing the plot?

The BJP’s realpolitik considerations in Bihar and its manoeuvres in the Rajya Sabha ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament mark a clear retreat f
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan ,Purnima Tripathi
The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir in charge, Ram Madhav (right), and Deputy Chief Minister in the alliance government, Kavinder Gupta, addressing a press conference in New Delhi on June 19, where the decision to pull out of the coalition with the Peoples Democratic Party was announced.

The game plan

The Sangh Parivar’s devious pattern of political moves ahead of elections, marked by divisive propaganda aimed at communal polarisation, comes to the
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
A protest march in Mumbai on May 9.

There is method in the madness

Violence against Muslims and Christians has risen since the BJP came to power in 2014, and the pattern and modus operandi of the attacks reveal a sys
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah during BJP Election committee meeting at BJP Headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI Photo by Vijay Verma (PTI4_8_2018_000157B)

Stunning blowback

The BJP’s fiasco in Karnataka has not only diminished some of the aura around Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah, but also sho
VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN,PURNIMA TRIPATHI
HYDERABAD: TELANGANA: 22/04/2018: CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury participating tha rally at Malkpet in Hyderabad on Saturday. The CPI-M unanimously re-elected Sitaram Yechury as its General Secretary for another three years. Photo: G. Ramakrishna

'A maturation of inner-party democracy'

Interview with Sitaram Yechury, general secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist).
VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN
New Delhi: Congress leaders Kapil Sibal and Ghulam Nabi Azad arrive to address a press conference after opposition parties submitted a notice to the Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu to initiate impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo by Kamal Singh(PTI4_20_2018_000078B)

Ominous signs

Recent developments concerning the judiciary, marked by controversial confrontations with the executive, are reminiscent of events that resulted in th
VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN
HYDERABAD ,TELANGANA, 18/04/2018: CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury felicitating M. Shankaraiah (right), veteran party leader who was among the founders of the party, along with another founder member V.S. Achutanandan (centre) during the inaugural of the party's 22nd national congress in Hyderabad on Wednesday. -- Photo: G. Ramakrishna

Clear agenda

The five-day-long party congress of the CPI(M) in Hyderabad witnesses an intense debate on the draft political resolution even as it reaffirms the par
VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN
LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH,14/04/2018:SENGAR UNNAO RAPE ACCUSED-CBI COURT :: Unnao rape case accused BJP MLA, Kuldeep Singh Sengar is being produced at CBI Court in Lucknow on Saturday. He is allegedly involved in rape of a 17-year-old girl and custodial death of her father in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. Crime branch arrested Atul Singh Sengar, his brother , for allegedly beating the father. He has been sent to 7 days CBI custody for interrogation. . Photo: Rajeev Bhatt

Hall of shame

The way the Yogi Adityanath government has dealt with the Unnao rape case has caused a setback for itself and the BJP, which came to power in Uttar Pr
VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN,DIVYA TRIVEDI
Gwalior: Police personnel lathi charge a protestor during 'Bharat Bandh' against the alleged 'dilution' of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes act, in Gwalior on Monday. PTI Photo (PTI4_2_2018_000288B)

Sea of troubles

The violent protests by Dalits across north India add to the discomfiture of the Narendra Modi government, which is already rocked by failures on seve
VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN
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