Greetings, This week, I have five articles to share with you for the holidays. My article on India’s looming demographic divide was syndicated in 88 newspapers around the world. India’s population is projected to overtake China’s in the next few months; from climate and urban geography to federalism and unemployment, this will have serious consequences for almost […]
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor writes on the Congress President elections
Greetings, This week, I have three articles to share with you. In Party polls to benefit Congress, published in Manorama, I write on the upcoming elections to the post of president of the Congress Party, in which I am a candidate. While the party’s values and ideas remain powerful and effective, organizational deficits have meant that we […]
Dr. Shashi Tharoor writes on Russia, the Commonwealth, Bharat Jodo Yatra & Onam!
Greetings, This week, I have four articles to share with you. In a column syndicated in 88 newspapers around the world, I argue: India’s Long Infatuation with Russia Must End. Russia’s war in Ukraine has created new geopolitical fault lines, and while India has long relied on Russia for military equipment and diplomatic support, we must review […]
The Congress Party needs to exude hunger & its leadership must be like a cat on a hot tin roof till they reach the finish line!….. Sanjay Jha.
UPCOMING WEBINAR : Register & watch Markets league at INR 2699 just for PRO! Get exciting offers too. HomeNewsOPINION 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 […]
Rahul Gandhi’s speech in UK
Home Nation ‘There is systematic attack on institutions that allow India to speak’: Rahul Gandhi Gandhi spoke on a broad range of subjects from Hindu nationalism, the Gandhi family’s role within the Congress party and efforts to mobilise the people of the country. Published: 24th May 2022 03:13 PM | Last Updated: 24th May 2022 03:13 PM | A+A A- Congress leader Rahul […]
Dr. Shashi Tharoor writes on Hindi as the National Language debate & other issues..
Greetings, This week, I have four articles to share with you. In BJP & the ‘Hindi as National Language’ Debate: A Gift That Keeps on Giving, published in The Quint, I reflect on Hindi-language chauvinism, which has again reared its head, this time in Bollywood, of all places. Eighty crore Indians do not consider Hindi to be […]
Jat – Muslim equation key to phase One in West UP – Saba Naqvi.
The West UP Jat-Muslim Equation Key to Phase One in UP Courtesy : *The Deccan Herald*. Ticket distribution is always a tricky time for parties in a fiercely contested election such as that in Uttar Pradesh, that votes in seven phases starting February 10 to March 7. The tickets for the seats that vote in […]
Suspension of Opposition Party members in Rajya Sabha a dimnishing of Democracy -Chidambaram
The Indian Express HomeOpinionColumnsRight to Speak, Duty to HearRight to Speak, Duty to Hear🔴 P Chidambaram writes: If those who have the right to speak (the Opposition) are not allowed to speak, and if those who have the duty to hear (the government) plug their ears, democracy is diminished. Written By P Chidambaram |Updated: December […]
Why women’s votes should matter more… the power of 49% – Sagarika Ghose
Use the power of 49%: Why women’s votes should matter more than caste and religion vote-banksDecember 16, 2021, 9:29 PM IST Sagarika Ghose in Bloody Mary, E Sagarika Ghose Sagarika GhoseSagarika Ghose has been a journalist for over three decades, starting her career with The Times of India, subsequently moving … MORE Ahead of the […]
Why BJP Stronghold Agra is having second thoughts – Saba Naqvi- NDTV
Published: November 30, 2021 8:56 am ISTDiscontent against the BJP is now openly expressed in the city of the Taj Mahal. In the last state election in 2017, all nine seats in Agra were won by the BJP, an extra-ordinary result given that the city was hit hard by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shock demonetization […]