BUSINESS
Walking from Kanyakumari to Kashmir has transformed Rahul Gandhi's persona, but he needs allies
After the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul can no longer be derided as a silver-spooned, entitled dynast. His walk has re-energised the Congress cadre, but the task of wooing allies and rebuilding the party organisation remains
BUSINESS
Bharat Jodo Yatra | Marathon man’s journey is already legendary, but Rahul Gandhi must now walk the talk
Are we seeing the Congress’ national renaissance, or is this a strategy for burnishing, reimagining the damaged brand of Rahul Gandhi? The answer depends upon one’s time horizon for assessment
WORLD
On court Roger Federer was a dizzyingly dazzling Greek tragedy
On court Roger Federer’s superlative domination co-existed with a mysterious meltdown. He was human after all
BUSINESS
Bharat Jodo Yatra is an audacious experiment at national renewal
Cynics have dubbed the Bharat Jodo Yatra as a desperate gamble to reinvent Rahul Gandhi’s brand as opposed to an authentic rehabilitation of the Congress. They are both right and wrong
POLITICS
India needs a fighting-fit Opposition. Can Congress (at least now) step up to the job?
At a time when the Congress is preparing for crucial assembly elections, party seniors should have anticipated the downsides of public scenes of inner-party fissures. Clearly, some people are sleeping at the wheel
POLITICS
The Great Brain Drain | Four factors why Indians are leaving the country for good
People don’t leave countries unless there is a compelling push or pull factor. Or both, as is often practically the case
POLITICS
Coming Soon | Gripping episodes of Maharashtra’s political games
Below the overt turbulence in Maharashtra lie four hard subterranean realities which have long-term ramifications for the BJP, the Congress, the NCP, and the Shiv Sena
BUSINESS
A high-five for GST? Not really
Co-operative federalism is as yet just an intellectual fantasy. The GST has functioned without bipartisan collaboration, with the palpable arrogance of the Union government the biggest insurmountable roadblock
BUSINESS
Modi Govt @ 8 | Opposition's tale of missed opportunities
Eight years after Narendra Modi’s triumphant entry into Lutyens’ Delhi, the BJP has only further entrenched itself. The Opposition has weakened, appearing fragmented, and directionless
BUSINESS
Congress needs to overcome these three myths
If despite the hype, the Udaipur meeting fails to be a renewal moment, then the Congress will in the coming years become just a romantic nostalgia in India’s political history
POLITICS
The Congress needs PK more than PK needs the Congress
Expect many Congressmen to label PK as an outsider, but outsourcing creativity and blue sky thinking is normative
POLITICS
Congress’ decline is luminous — This is clear even without a self-delusional introspection
Unless there is an outstanding escape route or some real muscles and ingenuity along the way, the Indian National Congress that once inspired Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela might soon become just another chapter to remember
POLITICS
Congress needs a pilot in the cockpit
The Congress, despite a vigorous campaign by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with a women-centric focus, has achieved an abysmal low. For the grand old party, this is its moment of truth
POLITICS
UP Elections | For BJP it's a goldmine, for Congress it's a minefield
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is rebuilding a battered Congress for Lok Sabha 2024. Realistically, she probably knows that the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections are just a resurrection strategy
BUSINESS
Rahul Bajaj will always be Hamara Bajaj
He had created a case-study in making the building blocks of India’s middle-class story on two wheels. His company was a household name. He had a conscience. He had a backbone. His name was Rahul Bajaj.
BUSINESS
Sanjay Jha: Budget 2022 has left the poor, farmers, and middle class bleeding
Budget 2022 is frankly underwhelming in totality when measured against what were the critical thresholds that needed to be accomplished
BUSINESS
Budget 2022 | To boost economy, India needs a green Budget
Past Budgets have not done enough to reduce fossil fuel consumption. In this Budget, the finance minister must step up
POLITICS
Congress vs TMC | Has Prashant Kishor woken the sleeping giant?
The Trinamool Congress’ outreach, allegedly curated by Prashant Kishor, is the biggest challenge the Congress faces of a serious internal erosion since 1989
POLITICS
Congress becomes opposition’s favourite poaching ground
It is not the electoral debacles of the Congress alone that have made political competitors sense an opportunity, it is the perceived reluctance of the party to reinvigorate, and resuscitate itself
POLITICS
Communal politics, not butter chicken, is threatening India’s democracy
The attempt to ban the sale of non-vegetarian food across cities in Gujarat is dictated by unadulterated communal politics
POLITICS
All lives matter, even in cricket
From pouncing on Mohammed Shami for India’s defeat against Pakistan, to Quinton de Kock refusing to take the knee, cricket is suddenly in the news for the wrong reasons
POLITICS
Rahul Gandhi camouflages the fault lines within the Congress. This must change
Rahul Gandhi needs to take accountability for the extraordinary decline of the political brand of the Congress. For sure, it can be resurrected, but it will be naïve to live in denial anymore
POLITICS
Punjab Crisis | In the Singh-Sidhu battle, Congress is the real loser
A frank face-to-face conversation between Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu was all that was needed. Instead, the Congress high command chose the monarchical style of trouble-shooting through courtiers, caucuses and committees. Failure was predestined
POLITICS
Sanjay Jha Asks: Congress, are you listening
The reason why Sushmita Dev quit the Congress is largely because no one really cared to understand what she wanted to do. No one had time to listen — it’s as simple as that!
