Friday, 27 December 2024

Sonia, Soros and return of the foreign origin issue

First published: The Times of India+ | 17 December 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/politics/what-exactly-is-bjps-gameplan-in-using-soros-to-attack-congress/articleshow/116402445.cms

The dangerous double edge of the EVM debate

First published: The New Indian Express | 04 December 2024
Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/Dec/03/the-dangerous-double-edge-of-the-evm-debate

Why Rahul's pitch to save democracy failed


First published: The Times of India+ | 25 November 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/politics/why-rahuls-pitch-to-save-democracy-failed-to-sway-voters/articleshow/115655282.cms


About judging judges harshly

The Times of India+ | 20 November 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/law/why-we-shouldnt-judge-our-judges-of-the-past-too-harshly/articleshow/115451946.cms

The atypical fellowship of Gandhi siblings

First published: The New Indian Express | 06 November 2024
Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/Nov/05/the-atypical-fellowship-of-gandhi-siblings

Tuesday, 1 October 2024

Is Modi 3.0 all about legacy?

First published: The Times of India+ | 24 September 2024 
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/will-modi-3-0-be-the-legacy-term/articleshow/113632498.cms

Why is creamy layer argument quota so controversial?

First published: The Times of India+ | 10 September 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-is-creamy-layer-argument-in-sc/st-quotas-so-controversial/articleshow/113231434.cms

The unique political crisis in Karnataka

First published: The New Indian Express | 04 September 2024
Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/Sep/03/the-unique-political-crisis-in-karnataka


J&K Polls: What Modi can learn from Gowda

First published: The Times of India+ | 27 August 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/what-modi-can-learn-from-gowda-in-the-run-up-to-jk-polls/articleshow/112836744.cms


Are Siddaramaiah’s days as Karnataka CM numbered?

First published: The Times of India+ | 13 August 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/are-siddaramaiahs-days-as-karnataka-cm-numbered/articleshow/112492629.cms


Modi and Trump believe they are ‘the chosen ones’

First published: The Times of India+ | 30 July 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-modi-trump-want-people-to-believe-they-are-the-chosen-ones/articleshow/112139910.cms


Will Samvidhan Hatya Divas end up isolating Congress?

First published: The Times of India+ | 16 July 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/will-samvidhan-hatya-divas-end-up-isolating-the-congress/articleshow/111785879.cms


The Emergency and its moral equivalence

First published: The New Indian Express | 15 July 2024
Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/Jul/14/the-emergency-and-its-moral-equivalence



How Constitution dominated Modi’s two speeches

First published: The Times of India+ | 04 July 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-the-constitution-dominated-modis-two-speeches/articleshow/111484174.cms

Should Rahul Gandhi be a reconciler or hellraiser?

First published: The Times of India+ | 02 July 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/should-rahul-gandhi-be-a-reconciler-or-a-hellraiser/articleshow/111429269.cms

Why Rahul Gandhi picked Rae Bareli over Wayanad?

First published 18 June 2024 | The Times of India+
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-rahul-gandhi-picked-rae-bareli-over-wayanand/articleshow/111085077.cms

Revisiting the idea of a permanent coalition

First published: 06 June 2024 | The New Indian Express
Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/Jun/05/revisiting-idea-of-permanent-coalition



BJP emerges as a pan-national party

First published: The Times of India+ | 05 June 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2024-polls-have-helped-bjp-emerge-as-a-pan-national-party/articleshow/110737368.cms

Thursday, 2 May 2024

The power-hungry pontiffs of Karnataka

First published: The Times of India+ | 23 April 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-power-hungry-pontiffs-could-derail-bjps-plans-in-karnataka/articleshow/109533322.cms

Fin Min and the truth about election finances

First published: The Indian Express | 04 April 2024
Link: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/nirmala-sitharaman-election-finances-revelations-bjp-limitations-9251387/


Congress manifesto and its welfarist utopia

First published: The Times of India+ | 09 April 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-congress-promise-of-a-welfarist-utopia-may-not-sway-voters/articleshow/109168169.cms

An original polariser called Kejriwal

First published: The Times of India+ | 27 March 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-original-polariser-kejriwal-got-a-taste-of-his-own-medicine/articleshow/108794513.cms

The 1971 ballot conspiracy theory

First published: The Times of India+ | 12 March 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indira-gandhis-1971-win-rigged-a-ballot-conspiracy-theory/articleshow/108436985.cms


Courting the bride called Tamil Nadu




















First Published: The New Indian Express | 06 March 2024
Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/Mar/05/courting-the-bride-called-tamil-nadu

What's making Rahul Gandhi so angry in his yatra no. 2

First published: The Times of India+ | 29 February 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/whats-making-rahul-so-angry-in-his-yatra-no-2-seo-optimized-title/articleshow/108087599.cms

Nehru-Gandhis and their pocket-boroughs

First Published: The Times of India+ | 15 February 2024 
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-nehru-gandhis-can-no-longer-rely-on-their-pocket-boroughs-seo-optimized-meta-title/articleshow/107685523.cms

The North versus South debate

First published: The Times of India+ | 10 February 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/north-vs-south-why-modis-words-on-tax-sharing-from-2012-are-being-quoted-in-2024/articleshow/107579580.cms

Opposition lines that won't blur

















First published: The New Indian Express | 07 February 2024
Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/Feb/06/opposition-lines-that-wont-blur

Is anger is the new feel good hormone?

First published: The Times of India+ | 30 January 2024  
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-anger-is-the-new-feelgood-hormone-that-drives-the-nation-indian-news/articleshow/107268875.cms

Can Ram replace Gandhi as the nation's moral arbiter

First Published: The Times of India+ | 16 January 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/universalisation-of-ram-the-ayodhya-ram-temple-consecration/articleshow/106893205.cms

The search for a suitable opposition face

















First published: The New Indian Express | 03 January 2024
Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/Jan/02/the-search-for-a-suitable-opposition-face-2647229.html

How Ayodhya temple invite has left Congress choiceless

First published: The Times of India+ | 03 January 2024
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-ayodhya-temple-invite-has-left-congress-choiceless/articleshow/106501847.cms

Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Can mass suspension of MPs benefit the Opposition?

First published: The Times of India+ | 19 December 2023
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/can-mass-suspension-of-100-mps-benefit-the-opposition/articleshow/106127236.cms

What is the political future of Mallikarjun Kharge?

First published: The Times of India | 05 December 2023
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/what-is-the-political-future-of-mallikarjun-kharge/articleshow/105753566.cms

Will the real Congress please stand up



















First published: The New Indian Express | 06 December 2024
Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2023/Dec/05/will-the-real-congress-please-stand-up-2638897.html

Why did BJP go back to Yediyurappa in Karnataka?

First Published: The Times of India | 21 November 2023
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-did-bjp-go-back-to-yediyurappa-in-karnataka/articleshow/105387303.cms

Is the INDIA alliance dead?

First Published: The Times of India+ | 09 November 2023
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/is-the-india-alliance-dead-or-has-congress-abandoned-it/articleshow/105062905.cms

Rahul Gandhi's Satyapal Malik interview
















First Published: The New Indian Express | 01 November 2023
Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2023/Oct/31/rahul-gandhis-satya-pal-malik-interviewa-conversation-across-the-political-divide-2628802.html

Dynastic narratives in Telugu country

First Published: The Times of India+ | 24 October 2023
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-dynasty-narratives-are-shaping-politics-in-telugu-country/articleshow/104674547.cms

Sonia, Soros and return of the foreign origin issue

First published: The Times of India+ | 17 December 2024 Link:  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/politics/what-exactly-is-bjps-ga...