Look back at the election & a look ahead at the results

November 29, 2023

With just a week left to go before the results of the five assembly polls are announced, there is a lot of excitement in the capital for one way or the other, these will have an impact on national politics. Apart from Mizoram and Telangana the fight is between the...

A Bigger Role for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra?

November 22, 2023

Will Priyanka Gandhi Vadra play a larger role post the current round of Assembly Elections? Certainly she has emerged as the party’s star campaigner in these elections, and is very much in demand in all the election bound states, those in Madhya Bharat as well as Telangana In fact, this...

Polls apart Congress vs BJP battle for the Hindi heartland

November 15, 2023

Campaigning for the round of assembly elections in the Hindi heartland is reaching a crescendo, with both the BJP and the Congress battling each other. The fight here is between these two national parties with regional parties coming into play mostly as a spoiler for the Congress vote. In Telangana...

The air we breathe – Living in toxic times

November 8, 2023

It’s that time of the year when once again the focus is on the air quality and the toxicity of the air we breathe. Come November and living in and around the National Capital Region is as bad as living in a gas chamber. And each year its the same...

ASSEMBLY POLLS GO LOCAL

November 1, 2023

This is one round of assembly polls that is not making all that much of a hue and cry on the front pages of the newspapers as others. Why is that? Is it because that the BJP hasn’t as yet entered into the spirit of things. Apart from a few...

Blurring the Lines in the Mahua Moitra Case: Personal vs. Professional

October 25, 2023

For the last few weeks, the Congress has been abuzz about the cash for query allegations against Mahua Moitra, TMC MP. As it is, Moitra has always been in and out of the headlines, either for her fiery speeches in Parliament or for her personal life. Unfortunately as this is...

The semi-finality of assembly polls

October 18, 2023

The coming round of assembly polls are crucial in more ways than one. Since these are poised right on the eve of a general election, this is a debate that comes up every time Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram have state elections. Does one see these as a...

Congress and BJP’s unique election strategies: A closer look

October 11, 2023

The dates for the coming round of assembly polls have been announced, culminating with result day on 3 December. There has been a lot of sound and fury regarding these polls already as three of the five states are in the North and will see a straight fight between the...

North India polls: BJP in leadership quandary, Congress rides momentum

October 4, 2023

The focus has now shifted to the next round of assembly elections, specially those being held in North India, the three states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The battle here is a face off between the Congress and the BJP. While the Congress for once is clear on its...

Empowerment: For Women & By Women

September 27, 2023

The Prime Minister steered the Women’s Reservations Bill with great aplomb, even though this is a promise of delayed gratification, atleast the bill has been tabled and passed. This is more than any other government could do in the past. To a limited extent, it has helped the BJP shore...