Will next Congress president be mukt of Priyanka’s shadow?
As the Indian National Congress looks for a successor to Rahul Gandhi, it may be worthwhile to recall the circumstances...
The fall and fall of Congress
Congresspersons over the past 50 years have not looked beyond the Nehru-Gandhi household. Sonia Gandhi’s biographer, Rasheed Kidwai, in...
Recent speculation on Indira and Sanjay not borne out by inquisition
Hearsay and gossip not the best tools of chronicling. Two stories of the Emergency era have been going round...
Fernandes resisted politics of personality cult in the name of social justice
The importance of Fernandes can be gauged from the way his arrest during Emergency was planned and executed. New...
Priyanka eclipses Mamata rally, Maya gathbandhan
It’s not Modi but regional foes of Congress who are put on notice. Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav, Sharad...
Accusation becomes an acquisition
Irrefutable, substantiated discourse must for ensuring probity. Past three decades of politics in India have been dominated by scams...
Indiscipline, factionalism rub sheen off Rahul’s moment of glory
Congress chief falters in asserting his independence in decision making. Ashok Gehlot had crossed the security check at Palam’s...
Rahul straying from Nehru’s path
Congress is drifting away from Nehruvian thought to adopt the aggressiveness of the Sangh Parivar to attract votes on communal...
Prayagraj has roots in history
Will renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj be the precursor of bifurcation of the behemoth state of Uttar Pradesh? The decision...
Vajpayee epitomised diversity of Indian polity
Atalji sowed seeds of BJP’s inclusive coalition politics, which has stood the test of time and may be crucial for...
Kovind’s was a remarkable first year
As India’s Head of State, President Kovind not only has acquitted himself well, but also set some precedents. Succeeding...
A hysterical account of history
Saifuddin Soz falters on fact; hypes Hurriyat sentiment. The launch of Saifuddin Soz’s Kashmir: Glimpses of History, the Story...
Seen: Congress’ poverty of thought, RSS’ openness and Pranab’s statesmanship
Three key takeaways from the Nagpur show of 7 June. The brouhaha over Pranab Mukherjee’s Nagpur visit has thrown...
Bring J&K into national mainstream
In effect, security forces have been asked not to initiate combat operations, but not let down vigil. The Ministry...
Impeachment move brings into focus Rahul’s inexperience
Congress has been impeached from its prima donna niche in national politics. Rahul Gandhi’s inexperience and ad hockery were...
No parachutes, says Rahul as Navjot plummets to entertain
Plenary couldn’t have elected CWC as voters’ list was not ready. The Congress Plenary was a session with a...
Old wine, old bottle, new bartender
History seems to have been put on the backburner when the Ahmed Patel-Kamal Nath-Mukul Wasnik trio air-dashed to Shillong after...
Death in crash is the only consistent story about Netaji’s demise
A compendium of authenticated documentation backed by interviews and eye-witness accounts has challenged the cacophony of speculation and hearsay surrounding...
Needless controversy over Padmaavat
Haplessness of a seemingly helpless police machinery witnessed during the Jat quota turmoil in Haryana in March 2016 and during...
Aiyar has a long history of making toxic utterances
Mani Shankar Aiyar, who took India’s political discourse to a new low by describing Narendra Modi as “neech”, had lost...
Priya Dasmunsi, the youth leader who questioned Sanjay Gandhi’s dominance
A few months into the Emergency in 1975 Indira Gandhi suggested to the then Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president, Priya...
Farooq echoes Pak PM’s views on PoK
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah, who got himself elected to the Lok Sabha from Srinagar in...
Book Review: Last volume of Mukherjee chronicles yet to unfold
The Coalition Years Pranab Mukherjee Price: Rs 595 Pranab Mukherjee’s third chronicle, The Coalition Years has recorded and revealed...
Will Rahul’s elevation enthuse Congress organisation?
The process of anointing Rahul Gandhi as Congress president has been set in motion. Though being termed as an election,...
