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BJP’s liberal dilemma

BJP’s liberal dilemma

The Pope? How many divisions does he have?” is supposed to have been the response of Josef Stalin when he was told...

21 Nov 2015 7:07 AM IST

Politics of alliances

Politics of alliances

Not just in Delhi or Bihar, there was a marked fall in the vote shares of the BJP

17 Nov 2015 12:48 PM IST

A rock star reception!

A rock star reception!

Another slice of history awaited Mr Modi at Wembley Stadium

16 Nov 2015 10:47 AM IST

Dilli Ka Babu: Fadnavis’ babu problem

Dilli Ka Babu: Fadnavis’ babu problem

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is having a hard time with delays in implementation of orders by his state...

15 Nov 2015 8:14 AM IST

Planet Paris

On the evening of Friday the 13th, Paris experienced its most chilling moments since the climax of World War II. At the...

15 Nov 2015 7:47 AM IST

Historically challenged

Historically challenged

Bengaluru: Pakistan’s high commissioner Abdul Basit was in Bengaluru a couple of weeks ago, for an event of which...

15 Nov 2015 7:35 AM IST

Cabbages & Kings: Caucasians in saris & dhoti-clad Vikings

Cabbages & Kings: Caucasians in saris & dhoti-clad Vikings

My eyes are full of visions of your faceYour ways the only paths my feet can traceYou bless creation with your gift of...

14 Nov 2015 7:24 AM IST

Dev 360: As you develop, so shall you reap

Dev 360: As you develop, so shall you reap

Amid all the talk about arithmetic and chemistry in the wake of the Bihar Assembly election results, there is one...

13 Nov 2015 6:57 AM IST

Right Angle: Reading the Bihar vote

Right Angle: Reading the Bihar vote

The first-past-the-post electoral system that India borrowed from Westminster and retained after Independence is...

11 Nov 2015 6:49 AM IST

Dividing Lines: The Bihar drama

Dividing Lines: The Bihar drama

Politics makes strange bedfellows and stran-ger enemies. When the elections in Bihar are advertised as a clash of titans...

10 Nov 2015 7:32 AM IST

Bihar as antidote

Bihar as antidote

Biharis, whom the rest of us see as bucolic and backward, have rejected the hatred and the nastiness that many of the...

9 Nov 2015 9:43 AM IST

Bihar loss: A blessing for the BJP

Bihar loss: A blessing for the BJP

It is a famous victory in Bihar for two regional leaders, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav, as the overconfident BJP...

9 Nov 2015 9:28 AM IST