POLITICS
Biggest comeback of 2025! How Nitish Kumar got his mojo back
The JD(U)'s Bihar victory saw the party, its largest-ever incarnation, reaffirmed Nitish's reputation as one of India's most resilient political survivors.
POLITICS
Generational reset: Why Nitin Nabin's rise signifies more than just a leadership change for BJP
With a generational shift, performance-based appointments and a long-term eye on 2029, the BJP is preparing for its most consequential organisational reset in years.
POLITICS
Thackerays reunite for BMC polls: Why the 'Marathi Manoos' plank could cut both ways
A campaign centred predominantly on Marathi identity risks limiting the alliance's reach, especially among non-Marathi and floating voters who have increasingly aligned with the BJP.
INDIA
2025 in retrospect: A year of BJP’s dominance, an Opposition in disarray
The year 2025 saw BJP consolidate its dominance by converting momentum into electoral wins, while the Opposition struggled with leadership ambiguity and unresolved contradictions.
INDIA
West Bengal SIR: Why Mamata Banerjee's biggest poll offensive could backfire for Trinamool
As SIR becomes Bengal's defining political flashpoint ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls, the question is whether this strategy strengthens the Trinamool, or risks turning into a Bihar-style misfire.
INDIA
'Madvi Hidma amar rahe': How a slain Maoist commander sparked a political firestorm in Delhi
Controversial slogans raised during a violent air-pollution protest in Delhi have reignited questions over radical sympathies for India’s left-wing extremism.
INDIA
Bihar Verdict 2025: How the new M-Y axis checkmated Mahagathbandhan's Muslim-Yadav calculus
As women and first-time voters turned out in record numbers, the NDA gained in constituencies long considered safe for the Mahagathbandhan, revealing how the new M-Y factor had eclipsed RJD's old Muslim-Yadav arithmetic.
INDIA
Bihar Verdict 2025: RJD's Tejashwi Yadav awaits day of reckoning
The Bihar verdict on Friday will determine whether Tejashwi Yadav finally steps out of his father’s shadow or faces yet another setback that questions his political future.
INDIA
Bihar Election 2025: Rise of the new 'M-Y axis' redrawing the state's power dynamics
A new M-Y axis is beginning to take shape in Bihar, one that is quietly unsettling old caste equations and has forced both NDA and MGB to redraw their campaign strategies.
INDIA
Behind BJP's Pawan Singh gambit in Bihar: Reclaiming Shahabad bastion, reining in Chirag Paswan
Of the 22 Assembly seats in the Shahabad region of the state, the NDA managed to win only 2 seats in 2020. Both Pawan Singh and Chirag Paswan draw their popularity from the same belt.
INDIA
Narendra Modi at 75: RSS Pracharak, Prime Minister and the constant in BJP's meteoric rise
From a small-town boy in Gujarat to becoming the most powerful leader in India in decades, Modi’s rise is symbolic of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) own growth from the political margins to the heart of India's polity.
INDIA
Vice President Election: How Congress fumbled on strategy, lost both plot and game
Outnumbered from the start, Congress pitched the V-P poll as an ideological fight and a trap for the NDA. With the results declared, it appears it failed on both fronts.
INDIA
From ‘SIR’ to ‘Maa’: Modi redraws Bihar battlelines — with Opposition playing its part
With a pitch on dignity of women and motherhood while invoking a personal attack against him, PM Modi may have reset the Bihar election narrative with some inadvertent help from the Opposition.
INDIA
Rahul Gandhi's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' gives Congress visibility — but Bihar revival still a long shot
The Congress may have momentarily shed its ‘liability’ tag, but its fortunes hinge on how Bihar’s Grand Alliance shapes up in the run-up to the polls.
INDIA
Chirag Paswan joins 'Jungle Raj' chorus: Has Nitish Kumar's biggest fear come back to haunt him?
A spate of recent crimes in Bihar has given Opposition the ammo to turn law and order into a prominent poll issue. Chirag Paswan joining the chorus only makes it worse.
INDIA
Like father, like son? Why Chirag Paswan's Bihar foray is bad news for Nitish Kumar
In targeting Nitish Kumar's JD(U) while staying close to the BJP, Chirag Paswan may be pre-empting a repeat of what his father managed to achieve two decades ago.
INDIA
Operation Sindoor, state battles and more: Modi's BJP firmly in command one year after Lok Sabha debacle
Far from expectations of a fragile government heavily dependent on allies, PM Modi's first year in his third term in office has been one of convincing electoral victories and strong decisions.
INDIA
The 'unprodigal' son: How Tej Pratap Yadav's self-styled kingdom came undone
Over the years, Tej Pratap sought to position himself as a separate power centre within the RJD - often at the cost of challenging his own family and those close to them. The power trip, however, came with an expiry date.
INDIA
Operation Sindoor, diplomatic outreach: Congress' contradictions reveal disconnect between rank and file
The Congress has ended up speaking in two voices on key issues of national importance, causing it embarrassment, and possible political damage. The shift in the party's response to Operation Sindoor is the latest case in point.
INDIA
Crossing the 'Lakshman Rekha': The curious case of Congress' misplaced fury over Shashi Tharoor
The Congress may have done itself a great deal of disservice by seeking to discredit Shashi Tharoor's inclusion in an all-party delegation that will lead India's global outreach on Operation Sindoor.
INDIA
Two speeches, 5 key messages: How PM Modi shaped India's new doctrine on Pak-based terror post-Operation Sindoor
While Uri and Balakot saw PM Modi signal India's evolving policy on deterrence, Operation Sindoor has seen him set a new 'Lakshman Rekha' on terror and its state sposnors.
INDIA
Caste matters: Behind caste census decision, a course correction by BJP and Congress
The years leading up to the government's go-ahead for a pan-India caste census has been marked by a significant shift in the BJP and Congress' stance on the issue of caste-based reservations.
INDIA
Masterstroke or biting the bullet? The calculation behind BJP's surprise decision on caste census
The BJP claims to have taken the wind out the Opposition's sail by announcing a pan-India caste census. Here's the arithmetic behind PM Modi's latest political gambit.
INDIA
Asaddudin Owaisi's pushback against Islamist terror: What he said and why it matters
Owaisi's remarks on the Pahalgam attack checked all boxes -- it was heartfelt, to the point, and manifested the anger being felt by Hindus across India. Its ramifications are likely to be far and wide.
