1971: The Year India Felt Good About Itself
By Sidharth Bhatia (First Published in https://thewire.in/politics/1971-the-year-india-felt-good-about-itself) The year 1971 was marked with several big victories – in politics, cricket and in war – all...
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Assembly Elections: Will West Bengal Throw a Surprise?
By Pradeep Mathur With the announcement of an eight-phase elections beginning March 27, West Bengal is all set for the big battle of ballot. As...
Budget: Hopes, Frowns and Smiles
By Pradeep Mathur Presenting a budget that ensures growth and pleases all segments of society is always a tough exercise. It was a much tougher...
West Bengal Polls: Is Majoritarianism A Liability For BJP?
In West Bengal, the electoral battle is not only on the insider-outsider syndrome or on a communal divide. In fact, it is more intense. It...
The Uddhav Thackeray Alliance Shows How the BJP Can Be Defeated
The Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance demonstrates that the BJP can not only be countered ideologically but also beaten electorally....
The ‘Adani Ambani’ Connection
Some Indian corporates are being targeted in political confrontations, perhaps reflecting widespread discontent against perceived crony capitalism....
The INC Should Not Be a Cadre-based Party
Political cadres are generally fuelled by extreme ideologies and so the Indian National Congress should not seek to become a cadre-based party, Renjith Thomas argues....
The Case for a Shadow Cabinet in India
A shadow cabinet can hold the incumbent government to account and showcase the expertise and acumen of the opposition....
The Political Capital in Nathuram Godse
By Kumar Ketkar, MP The ghost of Nathuram Godse has haunted Maharashtra politics for long. Supporters of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar have...
Operation Flood and Mission Milk
From Dairy Co-ops to Operation Flood to Mission Milk, India's dairy sector evolved considerably from pre-Independence to the 21st century under various INC governments....