Opinion

As the comrades continue to squabble over tactics, the saffron tsunami has nearly wiped out the Red from the political map of India. The CPM’s Lok Sabha tally has plummeted to a historic low of just three seats in the 544-member House, a far cry from its...

In Odisha, All strategies, game plans and tactical understandings formulated and executed by the opposition parties have run up against an impregnable wall called the BJD.

A large number of professionals across the world have worked voluntarily, spending their own money, time and resources to support Modi in getting a second term.

Ever the pragmatist, Patnaik, in all likelihood, would wait for result day to see which way the political wind is blowing and only then take a call on which side to back.

Crony capitalism presupposes a system that is non-capitalistic. Therefore, the term crony capitalism should be seen as a case of bad etymology—that is, wrong semantic derivation from roots.

If Mukesh Sahani succeeds tomorrow, he will emerge as the sole leader of Mallahs, also called Nishads, the most sought-after community in the electoral calculation of the mainline political parties. But if he fails, his appeal may wane.

Year after year, and tenure after tenure, without fail, child protection is a cause that does not recognise regional or political differences. Every state in India faces some form or the other of vulnerability for children.

Both Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Chandrika Raiare are suave, educated and mild-mannered, a change of trait that is being observed in Saran for the first time in nearly five decades.

A little over 150 years since the British deemed Bengalis as a non-martial race, West Bengal remains one of the most politically violent states in India.

The electorate demands environmental action but development and national security rhetoric make it much easier for the political parties to mobilize people.

First up, the involvement of the government in saving a private business from collapse may have been good pre-poll optics but is bad economics, any way one looks at it.

Priyanka has demonstrated that she has the right instincts and political understanding of the ground situation, which are often beyond the realm of experts.

Jet Airways has some of the most loyal employees, customers and suppliers. Instead of non-payments, there are three simple efforts that can help the airline get out of the crisis.

By referring the Ayodhya case to a mediation panel, the Supreme Court can absolve itself of such unwarranted public opinions in the times to come.

India may make use of its previous challenge to the European communities which resulted in the EC-Tariff Preferences case of 2004 at the WTO, despite this decision only being binding upon the parties to the dispute.

The manner in which events panned out shows a clear attempt by the BJP to build a narrative that the opposition leaders who came out in support of Mamata Banerjee are a corrupt and discredited lot.