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Badals have left Punjab in lurch
6 Jan 2017 2:54 AM ISTWhither Punjab? The question arises in the backdrop of the unabated downslide in state’s governance and economy, which gained some momentum during...
Cow vigilantes harm secular fabric
6 Aug 2016 3:21 AM ISTThe diversity of Indian civilisation is under attack. First, it was religious polarisation which often sparked communal violence. Now the effort is to...
Going soft on saffron extremists?
11 July 2016 1:34 AM ISTNobody would disagree with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he, during his “Mann Ki Baat” programme on June 26, described 1975 Emergency period as...
Centre must bring Kashmir policy back on track
9 Dec 2015 2:40 AM ISTWhen the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Peoples Democratic Party came together to govern Jammu and Kashmir, it was described as a positive beginning....
Decoding Modi’s inopportune silence
14 Oct 2015 3:25 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi has at long last broken his Sphinx-like silence. What led him to speak up so late? Was it a change of heart or the...
Bitter truth of Modi’s performance
30 July 2015 4:31 AM ISTGood times never last, particularly in politics. This reality must have by now dawned on the Modi government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
Political realignment likely in Punjab
16 July 2015 3:35 AM ISTWill there be political realignments in Punjab before the Assembly polls due in early 2017? The question assumes importance as the form of...
BJP now steeped in corruption
6 July 2015 5:30 AM ISTThe slide in the BJP’s image continues unabated. Recent controversies primarily arising out of the conflict of interest of some senior BJP leaders are...
Remembering the Emergency
27 Jun 2015 4:12 AM ISTContrary to popular perception that Sanjay Gandhi and his motley crew of goons were behind the decision to impose the Emergency, the strange truth is...
BJP-Akali alliance springs back in form
6 March 2015 5:59 AM ISTSometimes events of immediate relevance overshadow issues that potentially have long term ramifications. One such event is the Akali Dal-BJP...
Honeymoon over for Modi Sarkar
18 Feb 2015 4:15 AM ISTWill the Bharatiya Janata Party’s rout in the Delhi assembly elections change the Modi-led government’s equation with regional parties, particularly ...
Punjab in trouble amid political crisis
10 Dec 2014 3:40 AM ISTCan the rot in Punjab be stemmed? Perhaps not, at least in the foreseeable future. Take any field of public activity – politics, economy or...