Vandita is The Indian Express National Opinion Editor

May 25, 2025 21:57 IST
A denuded political landscape is coming into view, with no softening touch, few leavening forces
Mon, May 26, 2025
May 11, 2025 21:54 IST
Now that there is a pause in the India-Pak firing, it need not be, it should not be, the image’s end.
Tue, May 13, 2025
May 04, 2025 21:11 IST
Timing of announcement, motive behind it, don't matter in long run. What will be crucial is what governments do once census is done
Tue, May 06, 2025
April 13, 2025 21:39 IST
For the polity, power-sharing pact between national and regional players, in its best version, held the promise of a democratic deepening. That pact has faded and frayed beyond recognition since — for both main national parties.
Mon, Apr 14, 2025
April 06, 2025 20:34 IST
… the Hindu in the room. Its waffling on the majority distorts and weakens its engagement with the minority.
Thu, Apr 10, 2025
April 05, 2025 14:21 IST
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and actor Randeep Hooda on the power of good cinema, facing the mob, censorship, and why it is as important to tell Savarkar’s story as it is to tell Gandhi’s. The conversation was moderated by Vandita Mishra
Sat, Apr 05, 2025
March 30, 2025 21:43 IST
Courts and the Opposition speak up. But there are also unbroken silences.
Tue, Apr 01, 2025
March 23, 2025 22:11 IST
Much has changed between the two protests in Punjab. But they also book-end a state of back-sliding
Tue, Mar 25, 2025
March 16, 2025 21:30 IST
Its bid to address the young, across castes, may be a flailing for relevance. But all players know that spaces have opened up in the Bihar arena that are waiting to be seized and filled.
Tue, Mar 18, 2025
March 09, 2025 21:32 IST
The political polarisation that stands in the way of crucial give-and-take settlements on delimitation and other complex issues looks very different at ground level.
Sun, Mar 09, 2025
February 11, 2025 07:30 IST
It will now be the BJP’s challenge to tailor its politics to the city.
Tue, Feb 11, 2025
February 03, 2025 19:57 IST
Anti-incumbency has made increasing dents over the years, sharpened by the AAP government’s patchy and uneven delivery.
Tue, Feb 04, 2025
February 03, 2025 04:21 IST
The liquor excise scam that Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other top AAP leaders were jailed for, and allegations against Kejriwal of using public funds to make a “sheesh mahal” for himself, don't appear to resonate on the ground significantly.
Tue, Feb 04, 2025
January 12, 2025 21:49 IST
The unravelling of the INDIA bloc, that seems underway, has long term consequences
Sun, Jan 12, 2025
January 05, 2025 20:54 IST
Ahead of the Delhi elections, the party is haunted by a “sheesh mahal” of its own making
Sun, Jan 05, 2025
December 30, 2024 04:50 IST
Having enacted the role of a journalist in the recently released film Despatch, Manoj Bajpayee's career spans a wide range of genres and includes a rich experience in theatre.
Mon, Dec 30, 2024
December 01, 2024 21:12 IST
While the free-ness and fair-ness of polls is fundamental for a democracy, it would be unfortunate if it becomes a mere stand-in or a red herring
Sun, Dec 01, 2024
November 24, 2024 19:41 IST
While the cash transfer scheme for women may have played a role in the Mahayuti’s victory in Maharashtra, the over-estimation of its impact is problematic.
Tue, Nov 26, 2024
November 18, 2024 07:23 IST
In villages and towns of Vidarbha, both sides desperate to pull ahead of the other
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
November 03, 2024 21:22 IST
The new recalls the old in Maharashtra, and in Tamil Nadu a new political player embarks on a journey
Sun, Nov 03, 2024
October 26, 2024 07:07 IST
Kajol and Kriti Sanon on their journey, the changing role of women in the industry, trolling and why super stardom is dead. The session was moderated by Vandita Mishra, National Opinion Editor, and Shubhra Gupta, Film Critic.
Sat, Oct 26, 2024
October 13, 2024 21:36 IST
A relook at the result in Haryana, and what lies between the lines of Mohan Bhagwat’s speech
Sun, Oct 13, 2024
October 06, 2024 21:38 IST
In Kashmir, this election is a turning point, but the work of politics has only just begun. In Bihar, it remains to be seen if Prashant Kishor’s party can find an opening
Sun, Oct 06, 2024





