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Vandita Mishra writes: A Congress minister, a BJP playbook, and other storiesSubscriber Only
September 29, 2024 20:10 IST
The BJP is still the dominant party, the onus of proving their difference from the BJP is still on its opponents, while, at the bottom, both the BJP and its opponents are joined by similar undemocratic impulses
Sun, Sep 29, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: A new CM, a big-bang idea, read between the linesSubscriber Only
September 22, 2024 19:13 IST
AAP’s Atishi gambit and BJP’s One-Nation-One-Election strategy speak of disquieting things
Sun, Sep 22, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: In the Modi government’s third term so far, signs of politics opening up, and remaining frozenSubscriber Only
September 08, 2024 21:22 IST
There are wider and deeper complicities in perpetuating the same-old that have not been ruffled by the June 4 electoral verdict
Sun, Sep 08, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: No closure in PunjabSubscriber Only
September 01, 2024 21:23 IST
In different ways, the belated legal reckoning for the crimes of Delhi 1984, and the travails of Sukhbir Badal, speak of a state where the centre of gravity has gone missing
Sun, Sep 01, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes | In America and in India: The neighbour testSubscriber Only
August 25, 2024 20:55 IST
An endangered neighbourliness was a recurring motif in the main speeches at the Democratic Convention in Chicago. In India, it is still to be framed as a challenge
Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: PM Modi’s I-Day speech, between the linesSubscriber Only
August 18, 2024 21:34 IST
He sounded different. Even when he spoke of a big and controversial move — the Uniform Civil Code — he did it with an uncharacteristically constrained style
Sun, Aug 18, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: Ahead of Independence DaySubscriber Only
August 11, 2024 21:19 IST
The onus is on both government and Opposition to prove themselves anew, to lower their voice and act with humility
Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: The court and social justiceSubscriber Only
August 04, 2024 20:17 IST
Supreme Court has spoken on sub-classification among Scheduled Castes and Tribes for reservation. Parties, legislatures, governments and citizens must join the conversation
Sun, Aug 04, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: The death of three studentsSubscriber Only
July 28, 2024 19:01 IST
In the flooded basement of the UPSC coaching centre in Delhi, the coming together of several crises
Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: Why the Opposition must take its House-work more seriouslySubscriber Only
July 21, 2024 19:34 IST
Parliament is a critical showcase for an Opposition with a new-found confidence
Sun, Jul 21, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: A sobering moment in AmericaSubscriber Only
July 14, 2024 19:51 IST
The world will watch as America asks itself searching questions. But other democracies can ill afford to only sit back and watch the mighty America squirm
Sun, Jul 14, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: Something old in the new HouseSubscriber Only
July 07, 2024 20:10 IST
While Rahul Gandhi’s carry-on pugnacity may be an opportunity wasted to introduce the people to a new, more mellow Opposition, conscious of its larger responsibility, PM Modi’s speech disappointed more
Sun, Jul 07, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: The election verdict’s meaning is in the makingSubscriber Only
June 16, 2024 19:24 IST
This mandate is also harder to decode because of its peculiarity — it did not throw out the incumbent while delivering a strong rebuke to it, and gave an unmistakable leg-up to the Opposition without voting it in
Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes | Reading the exit polls: Incumbent BJP may also have claimed vote for changeSubscriber Only
June 02, 2024 19:58 IST
If Modi comes back to power for a third term, parties of the Opposition will need to ask themselves why the challenger ended up looking like the status quoist
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: As election enters final phase, an Opposition questionSubscriber Only
May 26, 2024 20:19 IST
To take on a BJP that has a multi-layered appeal for voters and is using all its considerable resources to corner its opponent, is the Opposition throwing it all in, is it doing so together?
Sun, May 26, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: Three leaders, three narrowing imagesSubscriber Only
May 19, 2024 19:41 IST
As the election enters its final stages, Modi, Rahul and Kejriwal are doing themselves a disservice
Mon, May 20, 2024
A little reversal: Where labharthis cite Didi, challenge is Modi – and anti-incumbencySubscriber Only
May 07, 2024 07:28 IST
Opposition front INDIA is interrupted: Congress-Left accuse TMC of splitting the anti-BJP vote.
Tue, May 07, 2024
RJD base secure but faces Modi voter challenge: ‘Not just thinking of Bihar but of country’Subscriber Only
May 03, 2024 07:00 IST
In Bihar, unlike in many other states, political actors zig-zag between all parties, and there is no pattern of a one-way flow towards a dominant BJP.
Fri, May 03, 2024
In MP, fierce heat, ‘thanda campaign’: Restless young talk of change but few pin hope on CongressSubscriber Only
April 28, 2024 06:50 IST
In MP, the BJP came back to power in the Assembly election held a few months ago, and though the Congress vote share came down only marginally, from 40.89 per cent in 2018 to 40.45 per cent in 2023, the BJP made a large gain of 7.6 per cent.
Sun, Apr 28, 2024
BJP dominance squeezes Opposition, on Gujarat street, refrain once again is for ‘jaisa chal raha hai’Subscriber Only
April 25, 2024 07:05 IST
Winning all 26 seats again is not the BJP’s stated goal this time — the party is striking a bigger and bolder posture in its Gujarat showcase.
Thu, May 09, 2024
Many new cracks on Maharashtra’s political ground but above it, one question: Modi versus?Subscriber Only
April 22, 2024 07:14 IST
An Express Series -- Mumbai to Murshidabad: The Indian Express retraces the route from where Rahul Gandhi’s second ‘yatra’ ended, takes detours to listen to people -- on where the Opposition and ruling party are headed
Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Uddhav Thackeray interview: ‘Fadnavis said he would groom Aaditya as CM and move to Delhi. They made me look like a liar to my people’Subscriber Only
April 20, 2024 04:30 IST
"Our Hindutva is one that keeps home fires burning. BJP’s Hindutva is one that burns down the house," says former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief
Tue, May 07, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: BJP has upped the stakes in this election. Can the Opposition step up to it?Subscriber Only
April 07, 2024 19:53 IST
With arrest of chief ministers, Modi government has thrown down a larger gauntlet — it has left little room for ambivalence or politics-as-usual
Sun, Apr 07, 2024
Best of Both Sides: The BJP’s ‘400 Paar’ slogan is about absolute powerSubscriber Only
April 04, 2024 18:50 IST
The ambition seems less a statement of the party's aspiration, more the assertion of a government's power
Fri, Apr 05, 2024
Vandita Mishra writes: The arrest of a chief ministerSubscriber Only
March 24, 2024 19:43 IST
Ahead of a crucial election, BJP brandishes its view of politics as a zero-sum game, a fight to the finish
Sun, Mar 24, 2024Journalism of Courage
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