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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
About the AuthorParsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst
    The overwhelming victory of Arvind Kejriwals Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the second time in the Delhi Assembly elections on Tuesday is comparable to that of the Narendra Modi-led BJP in the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. (AFP)Opinion
    In AAP’s triumph, a new kind of politics emerges

    In many ways, Mr Kejriwal and Mr Modi are both modern politicians of the 21st century.

    12 Feb 2020 5:54 AM IST

    Nirmala Sitharaman.Opinion
    A ‘make-do’ Budget that adjusts to the slowdown

    There are vital clues for this strategy in the Budget speech.

    3 Feb 2020 5:56 AM IST

    The temptation of many of the fanatical followers of the Modi-Shah BJP is to repeat the empty canard of tukde-tukde gang against the youth. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    It’s no easy time for Nadda, Modi-Shah

    Mr Shah would have had another term as president but for the fact that Mr Modi wanted him in the government.

    24 Jan 2020 1:02 AM IST

    The temptation of many of the fanatical followers of the Modi-Shah BJP is to repeat the empty canard of tukde-tukde gang against the youth. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Protests a test: Can govt not read signs of times?

    The Modi government and the BJP have the responsibility to respond with nuance if not with sensitivity to the protesting...

    10 Jan 2020 1:01 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Opinion
    The political highs and economic lows of Modi 2.0

    It was clear that businesses were listless, and unable to make things happen.

    1 Jan 2020 3:01 AM IST

    The Bill is being brought by BJP to neutralise the impact of National Register of Citizens exercise that saw several Hindus also being excluded.Opinion
    Aggressive BJP shows symptoms of weakness

    It just showed that BJP ministers were showing symptoms of frayed nerves.

    5 Dec 2019 12:43 AM IST

    Union Home Secretary AK Bhalla, Chief Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir, DGP J&K and Principal Secretary Home, J&K were also present in the meeting, which is taking place for the first time after the region officially became the Union Territory on October 31. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Towards pan-India NRC: Creating climate of fear?

    The flaws and the troubles flowing from the Assam NRC are being sought to be blamed on the Supreme Court directive,...

    22 Nov 2019 12:25 AM IST

    Uddhav Thackeray.Opinion
    BJP-Shiv Sena cracks, a sign of power imbalance

    There is also a clear indication that the BJP was gradually marginalising the Shiv Sena in state politics.

    14 Nov 2019 1:24 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Returns on rhetoric diminishing for BJP

    The BJP may have to review its propaganda offensive based on national security, terrorism and Pakistan.

    25 Oct 2019 1:05 AM IST

    J&K smokescreen won’t hide economic spasmsOpinion
    J&K smokescreen won’t hide economic spasms

    The news on the economic front, as it stands today, is pretty grim, to say the least.

    12 Oct 2019 12:57 AM IST

    Small gains for Modi, Trump from HoustonOpinion
    Small gains for Modi, Trump from Houston

    Modi, like any popular politician, loved the adulation.

    25 Sept 2019 1:28 AM IST

    Does BJP desire to rule India like China’s Reds?Opinion
    Does BJP desire to rule India like China’s Reds?

    It is Mr Shah’s democratic right to cast doubts about the efficacy of the multi-party democratic system in India.

    20 Sept 2019 1:26 AM IST

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