Opinion

The BJP did not turn around its back on the Hindus of the country despite being under constant fire by its detractors who tried to label it as a communal party.

Due to their presence in clusters and in the interiors, tribals are not part of our everyday electoral discussions. Theirs aspirations, desires and underdevelopment rarely became the issues of 2019 parliamentary election.

The view that a favourable depiction of Modi — or for that matter anybody else — in a movie would sway the electorate is illiberally patrician.

AAP leader Atishi Marlena had to clarify on her religion recently as the East Delhi Lok Sabha seat from where she is contesting has a large population of Muslims, who may not prefer a Jew over a Hindu candidate.

Chouhan is an OBC, which comes in handy at a time when the BJP is making concerted efforts to woo the backward classes across the Hindi heartland. In fact, the BJP’s current focus on OBCs is in line with its two-decade-old strategy to move away from being...

Nitish Kumar, the poster boy of the grand alliance, was the first to broach the idea of a mahagathbandhan against the BJP with the Congress. Unwilling or unable to scotch the crisis, the Congress fiddled while Nitish burnt his boats with the opposition.

In effect, the ambitious revival plan to rescue Jet, stitched together with active involvement of the Indian government, lies in tatters.

The question is whether the surge of nationalism after the Pulwama terror attack and the Balakot airstrikes can subsume sub-nationalisms.

Having decided to be totally defensive against Pakistan’s calibrated low-intensity war and not taking it to its territory, India has had no option but to absorb losses.

Indian nationalists have always been keen on maintaining the nation-citizen duality; they regard the nation as a deity. This transforms patriotism into some sort of piety, worship; and you don’t mix carnal love with devotion to divinity.

The bill, which was slated to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha, is all set to lapse on June 3 as the upper House was adjourned sine die on February 13.

Swami Swaroopananda's gusto had sought to overshadow the VHP and its Dharma Sansad at Prayagraj which has failed to announce any specific date for Ram Temple construction.

From cash transfer for farmers to tax relief for the middle class, there has been much speculation about the populist measures the government may announce on February 1.

Coming at a time when Lok Sabha polls are less than 90 days away, the announcement is a psychological tool to shock both the ruling BJP-NDA and third-front protagonists who were scripting their success story on the basis of Congress support.

His posts, critical of the government, on the social media were an early indication of things to come.

Fadnavis, who completed four years in office two months ago, is now set to lead his party in Maharashtra in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with confidence, with or without the Shiv Sena.